Deposition mask group, manufacturing method of electronic device, and electronic device

ABSTRACT

A deposition mask group includes a first deposition mask having two or more first through holes arranged along two different directions, a second deposition mask having two or more second through holes arranged along two different directions and a third deposition mask having two or more third through holes. The first through hole and the second through hole or the third through hole partly overlap when the first deposition mask, the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.17/305,614, filed Jul. 12, 2021, which is a continuation ofInternational Application No. PCT/JP2020/002312, filed Jan. 23, 2020,and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No.2019-016274, filed Jan. 31, 2019. The entire contents of theseapplications are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a deposition mask group,a manufacturing method of an electronic device and an electronic device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A display used in a portable device such as a smartphone and a tablet PCis desired to be of high definition. For example, such a displaypreferably has a pixel density of 400 ppi or more. There is also anincreasing demand for a portable device which supports ultrahighdefinition. In the case of ultra high definition, a pixel density of adisplay is preferably 800 ppi or more, for example.

Among displays, an organic EL display is attracting attention because ofits good responsiveness, low power consumption and high contrast. Amethod of forming pixels and electrodes by means of a deposition maskwith through holes is known as a method of forming pixels of an organicEL display. For example, a substrate on which an anode is formed in apattern corresponding to pixels is prepared first. Then, an organicmaterial is deposited onto the anode via the through holes of thedeposition mask to form the organic layer on the anode. Followingthereto, a conductive material is deposited onto the organic layer viathe through holes of the deposition mask to form a cathode on theorganic layer.

-   Patent Document 1: JP2000-82582A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

When seen along a normal direction of the substrate, the cathode of theelectronic device, such as the organic EL display, may be formed notonly at a portion overlapping the anode and the organic layer, but alsoat a portion not overlapping the anode and the organic layer. The largerplanar dimension the cathode has, the lower an electric resistance ofthe cathode becomes, which results in better electric properties. On theother hand, the larger planar dimension the cathode has, the lower alight transmittance of the electronic device including the substrate,the anode, the organic layer and the cathode becomes.

The object of the embodiment of the preset disclosure is to provide adeposition mask group capable of effectively solving such a problem.

A deposition mask group according to one embodiment of the presentdisclosure comprises a first deposition mask having two or more firstthrough holes arranged along two different directions, a seconddeposition mask having two or more second through holes arranged alongtwo different directions and a third deposition mask having two or morethird through holes. The first through hole partly overlaps the secondthrough hole or the third through hole when the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

At least one embodiment of the present disclosure can regulate aresistance and a planar dimension of an electrode formed on a substrate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an example of an electronic deviceproduced by using a deposition mask group according to one embodiment ofthe present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing an element of theelectronic device shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of a substrate on which a firstelectrode is formed.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate on which thefirst electrode and an energizing layer are formed.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate on which thefirst electrode, the energizing layer, and a first layer of a secondelectrode are formed.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate on which thefirst electrode, the energizing layer, the first layer of the secondelectrode and a second layer of the second electrode are formed.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a deposition apparatus comprising a depositionmask apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the deposition mask apparatus.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view showing the deposition mask apparatuscomprising a first deposition mask.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view showing the deposition mask apparatuscomprising a second deposition mask.

FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of a sectional structure of thedeposition mask.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged plan view showing the first deposition mask shownin FIG. 12 .

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged plan view showing the second deposition maskshown in FIG. 14 .

FIG. 16 is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask andthe second deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate on which afirst energizing layer, a second energizing layer and a third energizinglayer are formed.

FIG. 18 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate with thesecond electrode being formed on the first energizing layer, the secondenergizing layer and the third energizing layer.

FIG. 19 is a sectional view along a XIX-XIX line of the electronicdevice shown in FIG. 18 .

FIG. 20 is a sectional view along a XX-XX line of the electronic deviceshown in FIG. 18 .

FIG. 21 is a sectional view along a XXI-XXI line of the electronicdevice shown in FIG. 18 .

FIG. 22 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 23 is a plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask.

FIG. 24 is a plan view showing an example of a third deposition mask.

FIG. 25 is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 26 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 27 is a plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask.

FIG. 28 is a plan view showing an example of the third deposition mask.

FIG. 29 is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 30 is a plan view showing an example of an electronic devicecomprising the first energizing layer, the second energizing layer andthe third energizing layer.

FIG. 31 is a sectional view along a XXXI-XXXI line of the electronicdevice shown in FIG. 30 .

FIG. 32 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 33 is a plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask.

FIG. 34 is a plan view showing an example of the third deposition mask.

FIG. 35 is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 36 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate on which thefirst energizing layer, the second energizing layer and the thirdenergizing layer are formed.

FIG. 37 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate with thesecond electrode being formed on the first energizing layer, the secondenergizing layer and the third energizing layer.

FIG. 38 is a sectional view along a XXXVIII-XXXVIII line of theelectronic device shown in FIG. 36 .

FIG. 39 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 40 is a plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask.

FIG. 41 is a plan view showing an example of the third deposition mask.

FIG. 42A is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 42B is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 43 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate with thesecond electrode being formed on the first energizing layer, the secondenergizing layer and the third energizing layer.

FIG. 44 is a sectional view along a line XXXXIV-XXXXIV line of theelectronic device shown in FIG. 43 .

FIG. 45 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 46 is a plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask.

FIG. 47 is a plan view showing an example of the third deposition mask.

FIG. 48A is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 48B is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 49 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate with thesecond electrode being formed on the first energizing layer, the secondenergizing layer and the third energizing layer.

FIG. 50 is a sectional view along a line XXXXX-XXXXX line of theelectronic device shown in FIG. 49 .

FIG. 51 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 52 is a plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask.

FIG. 53 is a plan view showing an example of the third deposition mask.

FIG. 54A is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 54B is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 55 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate on which thefirst energizing layer, the second energizing layer and the thirdenergizing are formed.

FIG. 56 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate with thesecond electrode being formed on the first energizing layer, the secondenergizing layer and the third energizing layer.

FIG. 57 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 58 is a plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask.

FIG. 59 is a plan view showing an example of the third deposition mask.

FIG. 60 is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 61 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate on which thefirst energizing layer, the second energizing layer and the thirdenergizing are formed.

FIG. 62 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate with thesecond electrode being formed on the first energizing layer, the secondenergizing layer and the third energizing layer.

FIG. 63 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 64 is a plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask.

FIG. 65 is a plan view showing an example of the third deposition mask.

FIG. 66 is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 67 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate with thesecond electrode being formed on the first energizing layer, the secondenergizing layer and the third energizing layer.

FIG. 68 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 69 is a plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask.

FIG. 70 is a view showing a state in which the first deposition mask andthe second deposition mask are overlapped.

FIG. 71 is a plan view showing an example of the first deposition mask.

FIG. 72 is a plan view showing an example of the electronic device.

FIG. 73 is a plan view showing an example of the electronic device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In the specification and the drawings, terms meaning a substance thatforms basis of a composition, such as “substrate”, “base member”,“plate”, “sheet”, “film”, etc. are not differentiated from one anotherbased only on the difference of terms, unless otherwise specified.

In the specification and the drawings, terms specifying shapes,geometric conditions and their degrees, e.g., “parallel”, “orthogonal”,etc., and values of a length and an angle are not limited to theirstrict definitions, but construed to include a range capable of exertinga similar function, unless otherwise specified.

In the specification and the drawings, when a certain structure such asa member or an area is located “above”, “below”, “on an upper side”, “ona lower side” or “upward” and “downward” another structure, a case wherea certain structure is in direct contact with another structure isconceivable, unless otherwise specified. Further, a case where otherstructure is positioned between a certain structure and anotherstructure, i.e., a case where a certain structure and another structureare in indirect contact with each other is also conceivable. Unlessotherwise specified, “up”, “upper side” and “upward/above” or “down”,“lower side” and “downward/below” can be vertically reversed.

In the specification and the drawings, the same or similar numerals aregiven to the same parts or parts having similar functions, and therepeated description thereof may be omitted. In addition, a dimensionalratio of the drawings may differ from an actual one for convenience ofexplanation, and/or a part of a structure may be omitted from thedrawings.

In the specification and the drawings, an embodiment of the presentdisclosure may be combined with another embodiment, to the extent thatthere is no contradiction, unless otherwise specified. In addition,other embodiments may be combined with one another, to the extent thatthere is no contradiction.

In the specification and the drawings, when a plurality of steps of amethod, such as a manufacturing method, are disclosed, another step thatis not disclosed may be performed between the disclosed steps, unlessotherwise specified. In addition, the order of the disclosed steps isoptional, to the extent that there is no contradiction.

In the specification and the drawings, a numerical range represented bya symbol “-” includes numerical values placed before and after thesymbol “-”. For example, a numeral range defined by the expression“34-38% by mass” is the same as a numerical range defined by anexpression “34% by mass or more and 38% by mass or less”.

In this embodiment, an example in which a deposition mask groupcomprising a plurality of deposition masks is used for forming anelectrode in a desired pattern on a substrate during manufacture of anorganic EL display is described. However, the use of the deposition maskgroup is not particularly limited, and this embodiment can be applied tothe deposition mask group used for various purposes. For example, thedeposition mask group in this embodiment may be used to form electrodesof a device for displaying or projecting an image or a video for showingvirtual reality, so-called VR, or augmented reality, so-called AR. Inaddition, the deposition mask group in this embodiment may be used toform electrodes of a display other than an organic EL display, such aselectrodes of a liquid display. Moreover, the deposition mask group inthis embodiment may be used to form electrodes of an electronic deviceother than a display, such as electrodes of a pressure sensor.

An embodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail below,with reference to the drawings. The embodiment shown herebelow is anexample of embodiments of the present disclosure, and the presentdisclosure should not be construed as being confined to theseembodiments only.

A first embodiment of the preset disclosure is a deposition mask groupcomprising:

a first deposition mask having two or more first through holes arrangedalong two different directions;

a second deposition mask having two or more second through holesarranged along two different directions; and

a third deposition mask having two or more third through holes;

wherein the first through hole partly overlaps the second through holeor the third through hole when the first deposition mask, the seconddeposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

A second embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in the depositionmask group according to the aforementioned first embodiment,

the two or more first through holes may have two or more mask first mainareas arranged along two different directions and two or more mask firstextension areas extending from the mask first main area, and

the mask first extension area may partly overlap the second through holeor the third through hole when the first deposition mask, the seconddeposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

A third embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in the depositionmask group according to the aforementioned second embodiment,

the two or more second through holes may include two or more mask secondmain areas arranged along two different directions and two or more masksecond extension areas extending from the mask second main area, or thetwo or more third through holes may include two or more mask third mainareas arranged along two different directions, and two or more maskthird extension areas extending from the mask third main area; and

at least one of the two or more mask first extension areas may entirelyor partly overlap the mask second extension area or the mask thirdextension area when the first deposition mask, the second depositionmask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

A fourth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in the depositionmask group according to the aforementioned third embodiment,

the mask second extension area overlapping the mask first extension areaor the mask third extension area overlapping the mask first extensionarea may partly overlap the mask first main area.

A fifth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in the depositionmask group according to each of the aforementioned second embodiment tothe aforementioned fourth embodiment,

a dimension of the mask first extension area may be 0.9 times or less adimension of the mask first main area in a direction orthogonal to adirection in which the mask first extension area extends.

A sixth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in the depositionmask group according to each of the aforementioned second embodiment tothe aforementioned fifth embodiment,

an arrangement direction of the mask first main areas and a direction inwhich the mask first extension area extends from the mask first mainarea may correspond.

A seventh embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask group according to each of the aforementioned secondembodiment to the aforementioned fifth embodiment,

an arrangement direction of the mask first main areas and a direction inwhich the mask first extension area extends from the mask first mainarea may differ.

An eighth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask group according to the aforementioned first embodiment,

the two or more first through holes may include two or more mask firstmain areas arranged along two different directions and two or more maskfirst auxiliary areas; and

the mask first auxiliary area may extend to partly overlap the twosecond through holes adjacent to each other, may extend to partlyoverlap the two third through holes adjacent to each other or may extendto partly overlap the second through hole and the third through holeadjacent to each other when the first deposition mask, the seconddeposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

A ninth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in the depositionmask group according to the aforementioned eighth embodiment,

a dimension of the mask first auxiliary area may be 0.9 times or less adimension of the mask first main area in a direction orthogonal to adirection in which the mask first auxiliary area extends.

A tenth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in the depositionmask group according to the aforementioned ninth embodiment,

the mask first auxiliary area may be connected to the mask first mainarea.

An eleventh embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask group according to the aforementioned ninth embodiment,

the mask first auxiliary area may not be connected to the mask firstmain area.

A twelfth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask group according to each of the aforementioned firstembodiment to the aforementioned eleventh embodiment,

at least one of the two or more first through holes may be connected toanother one of the first through holes via the second through hole andthe third through hole when the first deposition mask, the seconddeposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

A thirteenth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask group according to each of the aforementioned firstembodiment to the aforementioned eleventh embodiment,

at least one of the two or more first through holes may be connected toanother one of the first through holes via the second through hole orthe third through hole when the first deposition mask, the seconddeposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.

A fourteenth embodiment of the preset disclosure is a deposition maskgroup comprising:

a first deposition mask having two or more first through holes arrangedalong a first direction; and

a second deposition mask having two or more second through holes;

wherein:

the first through hole includes two or more mask first main areasarranged along a second direction intersecting the first direction, anda mask first extension area extending to connect the two mask first mainareas adjacent to each other in the second direction, the mask firstextension area having a dimension smaller than the mask first main areain a direction orthogonal to the second direction; and

the first through hole may partly overlap the second through hole whenthe first deposition mask and the second deposition mask are overlapped.

A fifteenth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask according to the aforementioned fourteenth embodiment,

at least one of the two or more mask first main areas may be connectedto another one of the mask first main areas via the second through holewhen the first deposition mask and the second deposition mask areoverlapped.

A sixteenth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask according to the aforementioned fourteenth embodiment orthe aforementioned fifteenth embodiment,

the mask first extension area may entirely or partly overlap the secondthrough hole when the first deposition mask and the second depositionmask are overlapped.

A seventeenth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask according to the aforementioned sixteenth embodiment,

the second through hole may entirely or partly overlap the two maskfirst main areas adjacent to each other in the second direction and themask first extension area connected to the two mask first main areaswhen the first deposition mask and the second deposition mask areoverlapped.

An eighteenth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask group according to each of the aforementioned fourteenthembodiment to the aforementioned seventeenth embodiment,

a dimension of the mask first extension area may be 0.9 times or less adimension of the mask first main area in a direction orthogonal to thesecond direction.

A nineteenth embodiment of the present disclosure is a deposition maskgroup comprising:

a first deposition mask having two or more first through holes; and

a second deposition mask having two or more second through holes;

wherein:

the two or more first through holes include two or more mask first mainareas arranged along a first direction and arranged along a seconddirection intersecting the first direction, and two or more mask firstauxiliary areas located between the two mask first main areas adjacentto each other in the second direction, the mask first auxiliary areahaving a dimension smaller than the mask first main area in the seconddirection;

the two or more second through holes are arranged along the firstdirection and the second direction; and

the mask first auxiliary area extends to partly overlap the two secondthrough holes adjacent to each other in the first direction when thefirst deposition mask and the second deposition mask are overlapped.

A twentieth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask according to the aforementioned nineteenth embodiment,

the second through hole may extend to partly overlap the two mask firstmain areas adjacent to each other in the second direction when the firstdeposition mask and the second deposition mask are overlapped.

A twenty-first embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in thedeposition mask according to the aforementioned nineteenth embodiment orthe aforementioned twentieth embodiment,

a dimension of the mask first auxiliary area may be 0.9 times or less adimension of the mask first main area in the second direction.

A twenty-second embodiment of the present disclosure is a manufacturingmethod of an electronic device comprising:

a second-electrode forming step of forming a second electrode on anenergizing layer on a first electrode on a substrate by using thedeposition mask group according to any one of the aforementioned firstembodiment to the aforementioned thirteenth embodiment,

wherein the second-electrode forming step comprises:

a step of forming a first layer of the second electrode by a depositionmethod using the first deposition mask;

a step of forming a second layer of the second electrode by a depositionmethod using the second deposition mask; and

a step of forming a third layer of the second electrode by a depositionmethod using the third deposition mask.

A twenty-third embodiment of the present disclosure is a manufacturingmethod of an electronic device comprising:

a second-electrode forming step of forming a second electrode on anenergizing layer on a first electrode on a substrate by using thedeposition mask group according to any one of the aforementionedfourteenth embodiment to the aforementioned twenty-first embodiment,

wherein the second-electrode forming step comprises:

a step of forming a first layer of the second electrode by a depositionmethod using the first deposition mask; and

a step of forming a second layer of the second electrode by a depositionmethod using the second deposition mask.

A twenty-fourth embodiment of the present disclosure is an electronicdevice comprising:

a first electrode located on a substrate;

two or more energizing layers located on the first electrode andarranged along two different directions; and

two or more second electrodes located on the energizing layers;

wherein:

the second electrode comprises two or more first layers arranged alongtwo different directions, two or more second layers arranged along twodifferent directions, and two or more third layers; and

the first layer partly overlaps the second layer or the third layer.

A twenty-fifth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned twenty-fourthembodiment,

the two or more first layers may include two or more electrode firstmain areas arranged along two different directions and two or moreelectrode first extension areas extending from the electrode first mainarea to partly overlap the second layer or the third layer.

A twenty-sixth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned twenty-fifthembodiment,

the two or more second layers may include two or more electrode secondmain areas arranged along two different directions and two or moreelectrode second extension areas extending from the electrode secondmain areas, or the two or more third layers may include two or moreelectrode third main areas arranged along two different directions andtwo or more electrode third extension areas extending from the electrodethird main areas, and

at least one of the two or more electrode first extension areas mayentirely or partly overlap the electrode second extension area or theelectrode third extension area.

A twenty-seventh embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned twenty-sixthembodiment,

the electrode second extension area overlapping the electrode firstextension area or the electrode third extension area overlapping theelectrode first extension area may partly overlap the electrode firstmain area.

A twenty-eighth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to each of the aforementioned twenty-fifthembodiment to the aforementioned twenty-seventh embodiment,

a dimension of the electrode first extension area may be 0.9 times orless a dimension of the electrode first main area in a directionorthogonal to a direction in which the electrode first extension areaextends.

A twenty-ninth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to each of the aforementioned twenty-fifthembodiment to the aforementioned twenty-eighth embodiment,

an arrangement direction of the electrode first main areas and adirection in which the electrode first extension area extends from theelectrode first main area may correspond.

A thirtieth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to each of the aforementioned twenty-fifthembodiment to the aforementioned twenty-eighth embodiment,

an arrangement direction of the electrode first main areas and adirection in which the electrode first extension area extends from theelectrode first main area may differ.

A thirty-first embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned twenty-fourthembodiment,

the two or more first layers may include two or more electrode firstmain areas and two or more electrode first auxiliary areas arrangedalong two different directions; and

the electrode first auxiliary area may extend to partly overlap the twosecond layers adjacent to each other, may extend to partly overlap thetwo third layers adjacent to each other or may extend to partly overlapthe second layer and the third layer adjacent to each other.

A thirty-second embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned thirty-firstembodiment,

a dimension of the electrode first auxiliary area may be 0.9 times orless a dimension of the electrode first main area in a directionorthogonal to a direction in which the electrode first auxiliary areaextends.

A thirty-third embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned thirty-secondembodiment,

the electrode first auxiliary area may be connected to the electrodefirst main area.

A thirty-fourth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned thirty-secondembodiment,

the electrode first auxiliary area may not be connected to the electrodefirst main area.

A thirty-fifth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to each of the aforementioned twenty-fourthembodiment to the aforementioned thirty-fourth embodiment,

at least one of the two or more first layers may be connected to anotherone of the first layers via the second layer and the third layer.

A thirty-sixth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to each of the aforementioned twenty-fourthembodiment to the aforementioned thirty-fourth embodiment,

at least one of the two or more first layers may be connected to anotherone of the first layers via the second layer or the third layer.

A thirty-seventh embodiment of the present disclosure is an electronicdevice comprising:

a first electrode located on a substrate;

an energizing layer located on the first electrode; and

a second electrode located on the energizing layer;

wherein:

the second electrode comprises two or more first layers arranged along afirst direction, and two or more second layers;

the first layer includes two or more electrode first main areas arrangedalong a second direction intersecting the first direction, and anelectrode first extension area extending to connect the two electrodefirst main areas adjacent to each other in the second direction, theelectrode first extension area having a dimension smaller than theelectrode first main area in a direction orthogonal to the seconddirection; and

the first layer partly overlaps the second layer.

A thirty-eighth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned thirty-seventhembodiment,

at least one of the two or more electrode first main areas may beconnected to another one of the electrode first main areas via thesecond layer.

A thirty-ninth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned thirty-seventhembodiment or the aforementioned thirty-eighth embodiment,

the electrode first extension area may entirely or partly overlap thesecond layer.

A fortieth embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned thirty-ninthembodiment,

the second layer may entirely or partly overlap the two electrode firstmain areas adjacent to each other in the second direction and theelectrode first extension area connected to the two electrode first mainareas.

A forty-first embodiment of the present disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to each of the aforementioned thirty-seventhembodiment to the aforementioned fortieth embodiment,

a dimension of the electrode first auxiliary area may be 0.9 times orless a dimension of the electrode first main area in a directionorthogonal to the second direction.

A forty-second embodiment of the present disclosure is an electronicdevice comprising:

a first electrode located on a substrate;

an energizing layer located on the first electrode; and

a second electrode located on the energizing layer;

wherein:

the second electrode comprises two or more first layers and two or moresecond layers;

the two or more first layers include two or more electrode first mainareas arranged along a first direction and arranged along a seconddirection intersecting the first direction and two or more electrodefirst auxiliary areas located between the two electrode first main areasadjacent to each other in the second direction, the electrode firstauxiliary area having a dimension smaller than the electrode first mainarea in the second direction;

the two or more second layers are arranged along the first direction andthe second direction; and

the electrode first auxiliary area extends to partly overlap the twosecond layers adjacent to each other in the first direction.

A forty-third embodiment of the preset disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned forty-secondembodiment,

the second layer may extend to partly overlap the two electrode firstmain areas adjacent to each other in the second direction.

A forty-fourth embodiment of the preset disclosure is that, in theelectronic device according to the aforementioned forty-secondembodiment or the aforementioned forty-third embodiment, a dimension ofthe electrode first auxiliary area may be 0.9 times or less a dimensionof the electrode first main area in the second direction.

An example of an electronic device 100 comprising an electrode formed byusing the deposition mask group in this embodiment is describedherebelow.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an electronic device 100. Theelectronic device 100 may comprise a substrate 91 and a plurality ofelements 110 arranged along an in-plane direction of the substrate 91.Although not shown, the elements 110 may be arranged along a depthdirection of FIG. 1 . Each element 100 may have a first electrode 120,an energizing layer 130 located on the first electrode 120 and a secondelectrode 140 located on the energizing layer 130.

The substrate 91 may be a plate member having insulating properties. Thesubstrate 91 preferably has transparency allowing light to passtherethrough.

When the substrate 91 has predetermined transparency, the transparencyof the substrate 91 preferably allows light emitted from the energizinglayer 130 to pass therethrough for display. For example, a transmittanceof the substrate 91 in a visible light region is preferably 80% or more,and more preferably 90% or more. A transmittance of the substrate 91 canbe measured by a test method for a total light transmittance of aplastic-transparent material according to JIS K7361-1.

The substrate 91 may or may not have flexibility, which can be suitablyselected depending on the application of the electronic device 100.

A material of the substrate 91 may be, for example, a rigid materialwithout flexibility such as quartz glass, Pyrex (registered trademark)glass or a synthetic quartz plate, or a flexible material withflexibility such as a resin film, an optical resin plate or thin glass.The substrate may be a laminated body having a barrier layer(s) on oneside or both sides of a resin film.

A thickness of the substrate 91 can be suitably selected depending onthe material used for the substrate 91 and/or the application of theelectronic device 100, and may be, for example, 0.005 mm or more. Thethickness of the substrate 91 may be 5 mm or less.

The element 100 is configured to implement some function by voltageapplied between the first electrode 120 and the second electrode 140, orby current flowing between the first electrode 120 and the secondelectrode 140.

The first electrode 120 contains a conductive material. For example, thefirst electrode 120 contains a metal, a conductive metal oxide, anotherconductive inorganic material, etc. The first electrode 120 may containa transparent and conductive metal oxide such as indium tin oxide.

Examples of a material constituting the first electrode 120 may includemetals such as Au, Cr, Mo, Ag and Mg; inorganic oxides such as indiumtin oxide called ITO, indium zinc oxide called IZO, zinc oxide andindium oxide; and conductive polymers such as metal-doped polythiophene.These conductive materials may be used alone or in combination of two ormore. When two or more of these conductive materials are used, layersmade of respective materials may be laminated. In addition, an alloycontaining two or more materials may be used. For example, a magnesiumalloy such as MgAg may be used.

The energizing layer 130 is a layer that implements some function whenit is energized. To energize the energizing layer 130 means that voltageis applied to the energizing layer 130 or current flows through theenergizing layer 130. The energizing layer 130 may be, for example, alayer that emits light when energized, a layer whose light transmittanceand/or refractive index change when energized, and the like. Theenergizing layer 130 may contain a semiconductor material. Thesemiconductor material may be either an organic semiconductor materialor an inorganic semiconductor material.

When the energizing layer 130 includes a light emitting layer that emitslight when energized, the energizing layer 130 may further include ahole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electronic transportlayer, an electronic injection layer, and the like.

For example, when the first electrode 120 is an anode, the energizinglayer 130 may have a hole injection transport layer between the lightemitting layer and the first electrode 120. The hole injection transportlayer may be a hole injection layer having a hole injection function ora hole transport layer having a hole transport function, or it may haveboth a hole injection function and a hole transport function. The holeinjection transport layer may be a laminated body including a holeinjection layer and a hole transport layer.

When the second electrode 140 is a cathode, the energizing layer 130 mayhave an electron injection transport layer between the light emittinglayer and the second electrode 140. The electron injection transportlayer may be an electron injection layer having an electron injectionfunction or an electron transport layer having an electron transportfunction, or it may have both an electron injection function and anelectron transport function. The electron injection transport layer maybe a laminated body including an electron injection layer and anelectron transport layer.

The light emitting layer contains a light emitting material. The lightemitting layer may contain an additive that improves levelingproperties.

A known material can be used as the light emitting material. Forexample, light emitting materials such as a pigment-based material, ametal complex-based material or a polymer-based material can be used.

Examples of the pigment-based material include, for example,cyclopentadiene derivatives, tetraphenylbutadiene derivatives,triphenylamine derivatives, oxadiazole derivatives, pyrazoloquinolinederivatives, distyrylbenzene derivatives, distyrylarylene derivatives,silole derivatives, thiophene ring compounds, pyridine ring compounds,perinone derivatives, perylene derivatives, oligothiophene derivatives,oxaziazole dimers, pyrazoline dimers, and the like.

Examples of the metal complex-based material include, for example, metalcomplexes having as central metal Al, Zn, Be, etc., or a rare earthmetal such as Tb, Eu, Dy, etc., and having as a ligand oxadiazole,thiadiazole, phenylpyridine, phenyl benzimidazole, quinolone structure,etc., such as aluminum quinolinol complex, benzoquinolinol berylliumcomplex, benzooxazole zinc complex, benzothiazole zinc complex,azomethyl zinc complex, porphyrin zinc complex, eurobium complex, andthe like.

Examples of the polymer-based material include, for example,polyparaphenylenevinylene derivatives, polythiophene derivatives,polyparaphenylene derivatives, polysilane derivatives, polyacetylenederivatives, polyvinylcarbazole derivatives, polyfluorene derivatives,polyquinoxaline derivatives, and copolymers thereof, and the like.

The light emitting layer may contain a dopant for the purpose ofimproving light emitting efficiency, changing a wavelength of emittedlight, and the like. Examples of the dopant include, for example,perylene derivatives, coumarin derivatives, rubrene derivatives,quinacridone derivatives, squalium derivatives, porphyrin derivatives,styryl-based dye, tetracene derivatives, pyrazoline derivatives,decacyclene, phenoxazone, quinoxaline derivatives, carbazolederivatives, fluorene derivatives, and the like. In addition, anorganometallic complex having a heavy metal ion such as platinum oriridium at the center to exhibit phosphorescence may be used as thedopant. The dopant materials may be used alone or in combination of twoor more.

For example, materials described in the paragraphs 0094 to 0099 ofJP2010-272891A, and the paragraphs 0053 to 0057 of WO2012/132126 may beused as the light emitting material and the dopant.

A thickness of the light emitting layer is not particularly limited aslong as it can provide a field for recombination of electrons and holesand can exhibit a function of emitting light. For example, the thicknessmay be 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less.

A known material can be used as a hole injection transport material usedfor the hole injection transport layer. For example, triazolederivatives, oxadiazole derivatives, imidazole derivatives,polyarylalkane derivatives, pyrazoline derivatives, pyrazolonederivatives, phenylenediamine derivatives, arylamine derivatives,amino-substituted chalcone derivatives, oxazole derivatives,styrylanthracene derivatives, fluorenone derivatives, hydrazonederivatives, stilbene derivatives, silazane derivatives, polythiophenederivatives, polyaniline derivatives, polypyrrole derivatives,phenylamine derivatives, anthracene derivatives, carbazole derivatives,fluorene derivatives, distyrylbenzene derivatives, polyphenylenevinylenederivatives, porphyrin derivatives, styrylamine derivatives, and thelike may be used. In addition, spiro compounds, phthalocyaninecompounds, metal oxides and the like can be exemplified. Moreover, forexample, compounds described in JP2011-119681A, WO2012/018082,JP2012-069963A and the paragraph 0106 of WO2012/132126 may be suitablyselected and used.

When the hole injection transport layer is a laminated body including ahole injection layer and a hole transport layer, the hole injectionlayer may contain an additive A, the hole transport layer may containthe additive A, or the hole injection layer and the hole transport layermay contain the additive A. The additive A may be either a low molecularweight compound or a high molecular weight compound. To be specific, theadditive A may be a fluorine-based compound, an ester-based compound, ora hydrocarbon-based compound.

A known material can be used as electron injection transport materialused for the electron injection transport layer. For example, alkalinemetals, alkaline metal alloys, alkaline metal halides, alkaline earthmetals, alkaline earth metal halides, alkaline earth metal oxides,alkaline metal organic complexes, magnesium halides and oxides, aluminumoxides, and the like may be used. In addition, examples of the electroninjection transport material may include, for example, bathocuproine,bathophenanthroilne, phenanthroline derivatives, triazole derivatives,oxadiazole derivatives, pyridine derivatives, nitro-substituted fluorenederivatives, anthracinodimethane derivatives, diphenylquinonederivatives, thiopyrandioxide derivatives, aromatic ring tetracarboxylicacid anhydrides such as naphthalene and perylene, carbodiimides,fluorenilidene methane derivatives, anthracinodimethane derivatives,anthrone derivatives, quinoxaline derivatives, metal complexes such asquinolinol complex, phthalocyanine compounds, distyrylpyrazinederivatives, and the like.

A metal doped layer in which an electron transport organic material isdoped with an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal may be formed tobe used as the electron injection transport layer. The electrontransport organic material may be, for example, metal complexes such asbathocuproine, bathophenanthroline, phenanthroline derivatives, triazolederivatives, oxadiazole derivatives, pyridine derivatives,tris(8-quinolinolato) aluminum(Alq₃), and polymer derivatives thereofand the like. The metals for doping may be Li, Cs, Ba, Sr and the like.

The second electrode 140 contains a conductive material such as a metal.The second electrode 140 is formed on the energizing layer 130 by adeposition method using a deposition mask 20 described later. Examplesof materials constituting the second electrode 140 include platinum,gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, chromium, aluminum, indium, lithium,sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chromium, carbon and the like.These materials may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Whentwo or more of these materials are used, layers made of respectivematerials may be laminated. In addition, an alloy containing two or morematerials may be used. For example, alloys such as magnesium alloys suchas MgAg, aluminum alloys such as AlLi, AlCa, AlMg, etc., alkalinemetals, alkaline earth metals may be used.

When the electronic device 100 is an organic EL display, the element 110is a pixel, and the energizing layer 130 includes a light emittinglayer.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a plurality of the elements 110 corresponding to aplurality of the electronic devices 100 may be provided on one substrate91. When the electronic device 100 is a display such as an organic ELdisplay, one electronic device 100 corresponds to one screen.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing the electronic device 100.FIG. 2 is a sectional view along a II-II line of the electronic device100 shown in FIG. 6 described later. In FIG. 2 , when seen along thenormal direction of the substrate 91, a part in which the firstelectrode 120 and the second electrode 140 overlap, with the energizinglayer 130 located between the first electrode 120 and the secondelectrode 140, is indicated as the element by a reference numeral 110.As shown in FIG. 2 , when seen along the normal direction of thesubstrate 91, the second electrode 140 may be positioned not only in anarea where it overlaps the first electrode 120, but also in an areawhere it does not overlap the first electrode 120. In the descriptionbelow, a state in which the two constituent elements overlap when seenalong a normal direction of a plate-shaped member such as the substrate91 and the deposition mask 20, is sometimes simply expressed as beingthey “overlap”.

The second electrode 140 shown in FIG. 2 is described in detail. Thesecond electrode 140 has a first layer 140A and a second layer 140B. Thefirst layer 140A is a layer formed by a deposition method using a firstdeposition mask 20A described later. The first layer 140A includes anelectrode main area 141A overlapping the first electrode 120, and anelectrode first extension area 142A located between the two adjacentelements 110. The electrode first extension area 142A may be connectedto or not connected to the electrode first main area 141A. When theelectrode first extension area 142A is not connected to the electrodefirst main area 141A, the electrode first extension area 142A iselectrically connected to the electrode first main area 141A via thesecond layer 140B.

The second layer 140B is a layer formed by a deposition method using asecond deposition mask 20B described later. As shown in FIG. 2 , thesecond layer 140B overlaps the electrode first extension area 142A ofthe first layer 140A. The provision of the second layer 140B increases athickness of the second electrode 140 located between the two adjacentelements 110. Thus, an electric resistance between the electrode firstmain areas 141A of the two adjacent elements 110 can be reduced, ascompared with a case in which the second layer 140B is not present.

In FIG. 2 , a reference numeral T1 depicts a minimum value of athickness of a part of the second electrode 140, which constitutes theelement 110, and a reference numeral T2 depicts a maximum value of athickness of a part of the second electrode 140, which is locatedbetween the two adjacent elements 110. The thickness T2 is larger thanthe thickness T1 by the thickness of the second layer 140B. Thethickness T2 may be 1.2 times or more the thickness T1, may be 1.5 timesor more the thickness T1, may be 1.8 times or more the thickness T1, maybe 2.0 times or more the thickness T1, may be 2.2 times or more thethickness T1, or may be 2.5 times or more the thickness T1. Thus, anelectric resistance between the electrode first main areas 141A of thetwo adjacent elements 110 can be reduced. The thickness T2 may be 5.0times or less the thickness T1, may be 4.5 times or less the thicknessT1, may be 4.0 times or less the thickness T1, may be 3.5 times or lessthe thickness T1, or may be 3.0 times or less the thickness T1.

A range of T2/T1, which is a ratio of the thickness T2 to the thicknessT1, may be defined by a first group consisting of 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 2.0,2.2 and 2.5, and/or a second group consisting of 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and5.0. The range of T2/T1 may be defined by a combination of any one ofthe values included in the aforementioned first group, and any one ofthe values included in the aforementioned second group. The range ofT2/T1 may be defined by a combination of any two of the values includedin the aforementioned first group. The range of T2/T1 may be defined bya combination of any two of the values included in the aforementionedsecond group. For example, T2/T1 may be 1.2 or more and 5.0 or less, maybe 1.2 or more and 4.5 or less, may be 1.2 or more and 4.0 or less, maybe 1.2 or more and 3.5 or less, may be 1.2 or more and 3.0 or less, maybe 1.2 or more and 2.5 or less, may be 1.2 or more and 2.2 or less, maybe 1.2 or more and 2.0 or less, may be 1.2 or more and 1.8 or less, maybe 1.2 or more and 1.5 or less, may be 1.5 or more and 5.0 or less, maybe 1.5 or more and 4.5 or less, may be 1.5 or more and 4.0 or less, maybe 1.5 or more and 3.5 or less, may be 1.5 or more and 3.0 or less, maybe 1.5 or more and 2.5 or less, may be 1.5 or more and 2.2 or less, maybe 1.5 or more and 2.0 or less, may be 1.5 or more and 1.8 or less, maybe 1.8 or more and 5.0 or less, may be 1.8 or more and 4.5 or less, maybe 1.8 or more and 4.0 or less, may be 1.8 or more and 3.5 or less, maybe 1.8 or more and 3.0 or less, may be 1.8 or more and 2.5 or less, maybe 1.8 or more and 2.2 or less, may be 1.8 or more and 2.0 or less, maybe 2.0 or more and 5.0 or less, may be 2.0 or more and 4.5 or less, maybe 2.0 or more and 4.0 or less, may be 2.0 or more and 3.5 or less, maybe 2.0 or more and 3.0 or less, may be 2.0 or more and 2.5 or less, maybe 2.0 or more and 2.2 or less, may be 2.2 or more and 5.0 or less, maybe 2.2 or more and 4.5 or less, may be 2.2 or more and 4.0 or less, maybe 2.2 or more and 3.5 or less, may be 2.2 or more and 3.0 or less, maybe 2.2 or more and 2.5 or less, may be 2.5 or more and 5.0 or less, maybe 2.5 or more and 4.5 or less, may be 2.5 or more and 4.0 or less, maybe 2.5 or more and 3.5 or less, may be 2.5 or more and 3.0 or less, maybe 3.0 or more and 5.0 or less, may be 3.0 or more and 4.5 or less, maybe 3.0 or more and 4.0 or less, may be 3.0 or more and 3.5 or less, maybe 3.5 or more and 5.0 or less, may be 3.5 or more and 4.5 or less, maybe 3.5 or more and 4.0 or less, may be 4.0 or more and 5.0 or less, maybe 4.0 or more and 4.5 or less, or may be 4.5 or more and 5.0 or less.

Each of the above ranges related to the ratio of the thickness T2 to thethickness T1 may be adopted in an embodiment other than the embodimentshown in FIGS. 1 to 16 .

The thickness T1 may be 10 nm or more, may be 20 nm or more, may be 50nm or more, may be 100 nm or more, or may be 200 nm or more. Thethickness T1 may be 10 μm or less, may be 5 μm or less, may be 2 μm orless, may be 1 μm or less, or may be 500 nm or less.

A range of the thickness T1 may be defined by a first group consistingof 10 nm, 20 nm, 50 nm, 100 nm and 200 nm, and/or a second groupconsisting of 10 μm, 5 μm, 2 μm, 1 μm and 500 nm. The range of thethickness T1 may be defined by a combination of any one of the valuesincluded in the aforementioned first group, and any one of the valuesincluded in the aforementioned second group. The range of the thicknessT1 may be defined by a combination of any two of the values included inthe aforementioned first group. The range of the thickness T1 may bedefined by a combination of any two of the values included in theaforementioned second group. For example, the thickness T1 may be 10 nmor more and 10 μm or less, may be 10 nm or more and 5 μm or less, may be10 nm or more and 2 μm or less, may be 10 nm or more and 1 μm or less,may be 10 nm or more and 500 nm or less, may be 10 nm or more and 200 nmor less, may be 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less, may be 10 nm or moreand 50 nm or less, may be 10 nm or more and 20 nm, may be 20 nm or moreand 10 μm or less, may be 20 nm or more and 5 μm or less, may be 20 nmor more and 2 μm or less, may be 20 nm or more and 1 μm or less, may be20 nm or more and 500 nm or less, may be 20 nm or more and 200 nm orless, may be 20 nm or more and 100 nm or less, may be 20 nm or more and50 nm or less, may be 50 nm or more and 10 μm or less, may be 50 nm ormore and 5 μm or less, may be 50 nm or more and 2 μm or less, may be 50nm or more and 1 μm or less, may be 50 nm or more and 500 nm or less,may be 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less, may be 50 nm or more and 100 nmor less, may be 100 nm or more and 10 μm or less, may be 100 nm or moreand 5 μm or less, may be 100 nm or more and 2 μm or less, may be 100 nmor more and 1 μm or less, may be 100 nm or more and 500 nm or less, maybe 100 nm or more and 200 nm or less, may be 200 nm or more and 10 μm orless, may be 200 nm or more and 5 μm or less, may be 200 nm or more and2 μm or less, may be 200 nm or more and 1 μm or less, may be 200 nm ormore and 500 nm or less, may be 500 nm or more and 10 μm or less, may be500 nm or more and 5 μm or less, may be 500 nm or more and 2 μm or less,may be 500 nm or more and 1 μm or less, may be 1 μm or more and 10 μm orless, may be 1 μm or more and 5 μm or less, may be 1 μm or more and 2 μmor less, may be 2 μm or more and 10 μm or less, may be 2 μm or more and5 μm or less, or may be may be 5 μm or more and 10 μm or less.

Each of the above ranges related to the thickness T1 may be adopted inan embodiment other than the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 16 .

Next, an example of a structure of each layer of the element 110 of theelectronic device 100 seen along the normal direction of the substrate91 is described.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate 91 on whichthe first electrode 120 is formed. As shown in FIG. 3 , the firstelectrode 120 may have a stripe shape extending in a first direction D1.A plurality of the first electrodes 120 may be arranged in a seconddirection D2 intersecting the first direction D1. In the example shownin FIG. 3 , the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 aredirections in which an outer edge of the substrate 91 extends. Thesecond direction D2 may be orthogonal to the first direction D1.

The substrate 91 may be provided with a plurality of terminal portions125 arranged along the outer edge of the substrate 91, and wirings 126electrically connecting the terminal portions 125 and the firstelectrodes 120. The terminal portions 125 and the wirings 126 may beformed on the substrate 91 by the same material as the first electrodes120 in the same step.

The substrate 91 may be provided with an alignment mark 93. Thealignment mark 93 is formed on, for example, a corner of the substrate91. The alignment mark 93 may be used for positioning the substrate 91in a step in which respective layers of the element 110 are formed onthe substrate 91. For example, the alignment mark 93 may be used foradjusting the position of the below-described deposition mask 20 withrespect to the substrate 91.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate 91 on whichthe first electrode 120 and the energizing layer 130 are formed. In theexample shown in FIG. 4 , the energizing layer 130 is formed to spreadacross a plurality of the first electrodes 120. The energizing layer 130shown in FIG. 4 may be formed by depositing an organic material onto thesubstrate 91 and onto the first electrodes 120 by a deposition methodusing a deposition mask having a through hole corresponding to the shapeof the energizing layer 130.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate 91 on whichthe first electrode 120, the energizing layer 130 and the first layer140A of the second electrode 140 are formed. As shown in FIG. 5 , thefirst layer 140A may extend in the second direction D2. A plurality ofthe first layers 140A may be arranged in the first direction D1.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the first layer 140A may include a plurality of theelectrode main areas 141A arranged in the second direction D2 and theelectrode first extension area 142A extending to connect the twoelectrode first main areas 141A adjacent to each other in the seconddirection D2. The electrode first main area 141A is located to entirelyor partly overlap the first electrode 120. In this case, when voltage isapplied between the first electrode 120 and the electrode first mainarea 141A of the second electrode 140, the energizing layer 130 locatedtherebetween is driven. When the energizing layer 130 is a lightemitting layer, light is emitted from the energizing layer 130. Thelight then emerges outside from the second electrode 140 side or thefirst electrode 120 side.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the substrate 91 may be provided with a pluralityof terminal portions 145A arranged along the outer edge of the substrate91 and wirings 146A electrically connecting the terminal portions 145Aand the first layers 140A of the second electrodes 140. The terminalportions 145A and the wirings 146A may be formed on the substrate 91 bythe same material as the first layers 140A of the second electrodes 140in the same step. Namely, the terminal portions 145A and the wirings146A may be formed simultaneously with the first layers 140A by adeposition method using the first deposition mask 20A. Thus, relativepositional precision of the terminal portions 145A and the wirings 146Awith respect to the first layers 140A can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 5 , a dimension of the electrode first extension area142A is smaller than a dimension of the electrode first main area 141Ain a direction orthogonal to the second direction D2 in which the twoadjacent electrode first main areas 141A are arranged. Namely, a widthof the first extension area 142A is smaller than a width of theelectrode first main area 141A. In other words, in a directionorthogonal to the second direction D2, the first layer 140A has a firstdimension and a second dimension smaller than the first dimension. Areashaving the first dimension and areas having the second dimension arealternately arranged in the second direction D2. Thus, light easilytransmits through the electronic device 100 in an area between the twoelements 110 adjacent to each other in the second direction D2.Therefore, a transmittance of the entire electronic device 100 can beimproved, as compared with a case in which the electrode first extensionarea 142A has the same width as the electrode first main area 141A.

As described below, the electrode first main area 141A is mainly made bya deposition material having passed through a mask first main area 26Aof the first deposition mask 20A. The electrode first extension area142A is mainly made by the deposition material having passed through amask first extension area 27A of the first deposition mask 20A. Thus,the dimension of the electrode first main area 141A corresponds to adimension of the mask first main area 26A, while the dimension of theelectrode first extension area 142A corresponds to a dimension of themask first extension area 27A. For example, a ratio of the width of theelectrode first extension area 142A with respect to the width of theelectrode first main area 141A corresponds to a below-described ratio ofa dimension W12 of the mask first extension area 27A with respect to adimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A.

When the width of the electrode first extension area 142A is smallerthan the width of the electrode first main area 141A, an electricresistance between the two adjacent electrode first main areas 141Aincreases. In this embodiment, the aforementioned second layer 140B isformed on the electrode first extension area 142A, in consideration ofthis point.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of the substrate 91 on whichthe first electrode 120, the energizing layer 130, the first layer 140Aof the second electrode 140 and the second layer 140B of the secondelectrode 140 are formed. As shown in FIG. 6 , the second layer 140Bentirely or partly overlaps the electrode first extension area 142Alocated between the two electrode first main areas 141A adjacent to eachother in the second direction D2. Thus, an electric resistance betweenthe two adjacent electrode first main areas 141A can be reduced. Thesecond layer 140B may partly overlap the two electrode first main areas141A adjacent to each other in the second direction D2.

The aforementioned terminal portions 145A and the wirings 146A may beformed simultaneously with the second layers 140B by a deposition methodusing the second deposition mask 20B. Thus, relative positionalprecision of the terminal portions 145A and the wirings 146A withrespect to the second layers 140B can be improved. Further, theaforementioned terminal portions 145A and the wirings 146A may include alayer formed by the deposition method using the second deposition mask20B, in addition to a layer formed by the deposition method using thefirst deposition mask 20A.

Next, a method of forming the second electrode 140 of the aforementionedelectronic device 100 by a deposition method is described. FIG. 7 is aview showing a deposition apparatus 80 that performs a depositionprocess by which a deposition material is deposited onto a targetobject.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the deposition apparatus 80 may comprise therein adeposition source 81, a heater 83 and a deposition mask apparatus 10.The deposition apparatus 80 may further comprise an evacuation means forcreating a vacuum atmosphere inside the deposition apparatus 80. Thedeposition source 81 is, for example, a crucible, and accommodates adeposition material 82 such as an organic luminescent material. Theheater 83 heats the deposition source 81 to evaporate the depositionmaterial 82 under a vacuum atmosphere. The deposition mask apparatus 10is located to face the deposition source 81.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the deposition mask apparatus 10 comprises at leastone deposition mask 20. The deposition mask apparatus 10 may furthercomprise a frame 15 that supports the deposition mask 20. The frame 15may support the deposition mask 20 such that tension is applied to thedeposition mask 20 in order to suppress bending of the deposition mask20.

The below-described first deposition mask 20A, the second depositionmask 20B and a third deposition mask 20C may be used as the depositionmask 20 of the deposition mask apparatus 10. In the below description,when a structure of the deposition mask, which is common to the firstdeposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and the thirddeposition mask 20C, is described, the term “deposition mask” and thereference numeral “20” are used. Similarly, a constituent element of thedeposition mask 20, such as an effective area, which is common to thefirst deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and the thirddeposition mask 20C, is described, a digit reference numeral withoutalphabet, such as “22”, is used. On the other hand, when contentspeculiar to each of the first deposition mask 20A, the second depositionmask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C are described, a digitreference numeral with a corresponding alphabet such as “A”, “B” or “C”attached thereto is used.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the deposition mask apparatus 10 is located in thedeposition apparatus 80 such that the deposition mask 20 faces thesubstrate 91 onto which the deposition material 82 is to be deposited.The deposition mask 20 has a plurality of through holes 25 through whichthe deposition material 82 flying from the deposition source 81 passes.In the description below, a surface of the deposition mask 20, which ispositioned on the substrate 91 side is referred to as a first surface201, and a surface of the deposition mask 20, which is positionedoppositely to the first surface 201, is referred to as a second surface202. The flying deposition material 82 is deposited onto the substrate91.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the deposition mask apparatus 10 may comprise amagnet 85 located on a surface of the substrate 91, which is on theopposite side of the deposition mask 20. Due to the provision of themagnet 85, the deposition mask 20 can be attracted toward the magnet 85by a magnetic force, so that the deposition mask 20 can be brought intotight contact with the substrate 91. This can suppress generation ofshadow in the deposition step, and dimensional precision and positionalprecision of a deposition layer formed on the substrate 91 by thedeposition material 82 deposited on the substrate 91 can be improved.The deposition mask 20 may be brought into tight contact with thesubstrate 91 with the use of an electrostatic chuck by means of anelectrostatic force.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the deposition mask apparatus 10 seen fromthe first surface 201 side of the deposition mask 20. As shown in FIG. 8, the deposition mask apparatus 10 may comprise a plurality of thedeposition masks 20. In this embodiment, each deposition mask 20 has arectangular shape extending in one direction such as the first directionD1. In the deposition mask apparatus 10, a plurality of the depositionmasks 20 are arranged in a transverse direction intersecting alongitudinal direction of the deposition mask 20. Each deposition mask20 is fixed to the frame 15 by welding, for example, at bothlongitudinal ends of the deposition mask 20. Although not shown, thedeposition mask apparatus 10 may comprise a member that is fixed to theframe 15 and partly overlaps the deposition mask 20 in a thicknessdirection of the deposition mask 20. Examples of such a member mayinclude a member extending in a direction intersecting the longitudinaldirection of the deposition mask 20 to support the deposition mask 20, amember overlapping a spacing between the two adjacent deposition masks,and the like.

The deposition mask 20 shown in FIG. 8 has a pair of end portions 17fixed to the frame 15 by welding or the like, and an intermediateportion 18 located between the end portions 17. The intermediate portion18 may have at least one effective area 22, and a peripheral area 23located at a periphery of the effective area 22. In the example shown inFIG. 8 , the intermediate portion 18 includes a plurality of theeffective areas 22 arranged along the longitudinal direction of thedeposition mask 20 at predetermined intervals therebetween. Theperipheral area 23 surrounds a plurality of the effective areas 22.

When the deposition mask 20 is used to produce a display such as anorganic EL display, one effective area 22 may correspond to a displayarea of one organic EL display, i.e., one screen. However, one effectivearea 22 may correspond to a plurality of display areas. Although notshown, a plurality of the effective areas 22 may be arranged in a widthdirection of the deposition mask 20 at predetermined intervalstherebetween.

The effective area 22 may have, for example, a profile of asubstantially quadrangular shape in a plan view, more precisely asubstantially rectangular shape in a plan view. Although not shown, eacheffective are 22 may have a profile of various shapes depending on ashape of a display area of an organic EL display. For example, eacheffective area 22 may have a profile of a circular shape.

FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged plan view showing the first deposition maskapparatus 10A comprising the first deposition mask 20A which is usedwhen the aforementioned first layer 140A of the second electrode 140 isformed. The first deposition mask 20A has a plurality of first throughholes 25A including areas arranged along two different directions. Inthe example shown in FIG. 9 , the two different directions are the firstdirection D1 and the second direction D2.

FIG. 10 is a partial enlarged plan view showing the second depositionmask apparatus 10B comprising the second deposition mask 20B which isused when the aforementioned second layer 140B of the second electrode140 is formed. The second deposition mask 20B has a plurality of secondthrough holes 25B arranged along two different directions. In theexample shown in FIG. 10 , the different directions are the firstdirection D1 and the second direction D2.

The second deposition mask apparatus 10B is used, for example, forforming the second layer 140B of the second electrode 140 on thesubstrate 91 in the deposition apparatus 80, after the first layer 140Aof the second electrode 140 has been formed on the substrate 91 by usingthe first deposition mask apparatus 10A in the deposition apparatus 80.In this manner, in the steps of manufacturing the electronic device 100,a plurality of the deposition masks 20, such as the first depositionmask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B, etc., are used in sequence. Agroup of a plurality of the deposition masks 20 used for manufacturingthe electronic device 100 is also referred to as “deposition maskgroup”.

FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of a sectional structure of thedeposition mask 20 such as the first deposition mask 20A, the seconddeposition mask 20B, the third deposition mask 20C, etc. The depositionmask 20 has a plurality of the through holes 25 formed in a metal plate50. The through holes 25 pass through the metal plate 50 from the firstsurface 201 to the second surface 202.

The through holes 25 shown in FIG. 11 may be formed by etching the metalplate 50 from the first surface 201 side and the second surface 202side. A wall surface of the through hole 25 includes a first wallsurface 31 located on the first surface 201 side and a second wallsurface 36 located on the second surface 202 side. The first wallsurface 31 is a surface of a first recess 30 which is formed when themetal plate 50 is etched from the first surface 201 side. The secondwall surface 36 is a surface of a second recess 35 which is formed whenthe metal plate 50 is etched from the second surface 202 side. The firstwall surface 31 of the first recess 35 and the second wall surface 36 ofthe second recess 35 are connected at a connection portion 42.

In a deposition method using the deposition mask 20, the depositionmaterial 82 passing through the through holes 25 from the second surface202 side to the first surface 201 side is deposited onto the substrate91, so that layers such as the aforementioned first layer 140A, thesecond layer 140B, etc. are formed on the substrate 91. A profile of thelayer formed on the substrate in the in-plane direction of the substrate91 is defined by a profile of an end portion 251 of the through hole 25on the first surface 201. A profile of the through hole 25 shown in planviews such as FIGS. 12 to 16 described below is a profile of the endportion 251 of the through hole 25.

A thickness T of the deposition mask 20 is preferably 100 μm or less.The thickness T of the deposition mask 20 may be 50 μm or less, may be40 μm or less, may be 35 μm or less, may be 30 μm or less, may be 25 μmor less, or may be 20 μm or less. On the other hand, when the thicknessof the deposition mask 20 is excessively small, the strength of thedeposition mask 20 lowers so that the deposition mask 20 is likely to bedamaged and/or deformed. In consideration of this point, the thickness Tof the deposition mask 20 is preferably 5 μm or more. The thickness T ofthe deposition mask 20 may be 8 μm or more, may be 10 μm or more, may be12 μm or more, may be 13 μm or more, or 15 μm or more.

A range of the thickness T of the deposition mask 20 may be defined by afirst group consisting of 5 μm, 8 μm, 10 μm, 12 μm, 13 μm and 15 μm,and/or a second group consisting of 100 μm, 50 μm, 40 μm, 35 μm, 30 μm,25 μm and 20 μm. The range of the thickness T may be defined by acombination of any one of the values included in the aforementionedfirst group, and any one of the values included in the aforementionedsecond group. The range of the thickness T may be defined by acombination of any two of the values included in the aforementionedfirst group. The range of the thickness T may be defined by acombination of any two of the values included in the aforementionedsecond group. For example, the range of the thickness T of thedeposition mask 20 may be 5 μm or more and 100 μm or less, may be 5 μmor more and 50 μm or less, may be 5 μm or more and 40 μm or less, may be5 μm or more and 35 μm or less, may be 5 μm or more and 30 μm or less,may be 5 μm or more and 25 μm or less, may be 5 μm or more and 20 μm orless, may be 5 μm or more and 15 μm or less, may be 5 μm or more and 13μm or less, may be 5 μm or more and 12 μm or less, may be 5 μm or moreand 10 μm or less, may be 5 μm or more and 8 μm or less, may be 8 μm ormore and 100 μm or less, may be 8 μm or more and 50 μm or less, may be 8μm or more and 40 μm or less, may be 8 μm or more and 35 μm or less, maybe 8 μm or more and 30 μm or less, may be 8 μm or more and 25 μm orless, may be 8 μm or more and 20 μm or less, may be 8 μm or more and 15μm or less, may be 8 μm or more and 13 μm or less, may be 8 μm or moreand 12 μm or less, may be 8 μm or more and 10 μm or less, may be 10 μmor more and 100 μm or less, may be 10 μm or more and 50 μm or less, maybe 10 μm or more and 40 μm or less, may be 10 μm or more and 35 μm orless, may be 10 μm or more and 30 μm or less, may be 10 μm or more and25 μm or less, may be 10 μm or more and 20 μm or less, may be 10 μm ormore and 15 μm or less, may be 10 μm or more and 13 μm or less, may be10 μm or more and 12 μm or less, may be 12 μm or more and 100 μm orless, may be 12 μm or more and 50 μm or less, may be 12 μm or more and40 μm or less, may be 12 μm or more and 35 μm or less, may be 12 μm ormore and 30 μm or less, may be 12 μm or more and 25 μm or less, may be12 μm or more and 20 μm or less, may be 12 μm or more and 15 μm or less,may be 12 μm or more and 13 μm or less, may be 13 μm or more and 100 μmor less, may be 13 μm or more and 50 μm or less, may be 13 μm or moreand 40 μm or less, may be 13 μm or more and 35 μm or less, may be 13 μmor more and 30 μm or less, may be 13 μm or more and 25 μm or less, maybe 13 μm or more and 20 μm or less, may be 13 μM or more and 15 μm orless, may be 15 μm or more and 100 μm or less, may be 15 μm or more and50 μm or less, may be 15 μm or more and 40 μm or less, may be 15 μm ormore and 35 μm or less, may be 15 μm or more and 30 μm or less, 115 μmor more and 25 μm or less, may be 15 μm or more and 20 μm or less, maybe 20 μm or more and 100 μm or less, may be 20 μm or more and 50 μm orless, may be 20 μm or more and 40 μm or less, may be 20 μm or more and35 μm or less, may be 20 μm or more and 30 μm or less, may be 20 μm ormore and 25 μm or less, may be 25 μm or more and 100 μm or less, may be25 μm or more and 50 μm or less, may be 25 μm or more and 40 μm or less,may be 25 μm or more and 35 μm or less, may be 25 μm or more and 30 μmor less, may be 30 μm or more and 100 μm or less, may be 30 μm or moreand 50 μm or less, may be 30 μm or more and 40 μm or less, may be 30 μmor more and 35 μm or less, may be 35 μm or more and 100 μm or less, maybe 35 μm or more and 50 μm or less, may be 35 μm or more and 40 μm orless, may be 40 μm or more and 100 μm or less, may be 40 μm or more and50 μm or less, or may be 50 μm or more and 100 μm or less.

The thickness T of the deposition mask 20 is a thickness of theperipheral area 23, i.e., a thickness of a part of the deposition mask20 in which the through hole 25 is not formed.

Each of the above ranges related to the thickness T of the depositionmask 20 may be adopted in an embodiment other than the embodiment shownin FIGS. 1 to 16 .

A contact-type measuring method can be adopted as a method for measuringthe thickness of the deposition mask 20. As the contact-type measuringmethod, a length gauge HEIDENHAIM-METRO “MT1271” comprising a ball bushguide type plunger, which is manufactured by HEIDENHAIM Co., Ltd., canbe used.

The sectional shape of the through hole 25 of the deposition mask 20 isnot limited to the shape shown in FIG. 11 . The method of forming thethrough holes 25 of the deposition mask 20 is not limited to etching,and various methods can be adopted. For example, the deposition mask 20may be formed by plating such that the through holes 25 are formed.

An iron alloy containing nickel may be used as a material constitutingthe deposition mask 20. The iron alloy may further contain cobalt inaddition to nickel. For example, an iron alloy in which a total contentof nickel and cobalt is 30% by mass or more and 54% by mass or less, anda content of cobalt is 0% by mass or more and 6% by mass or less may beused as a material constituting the deposition mask 20. Specificexamples of an iron alloy containing nickel, or nickel and cobaltinclude an invar material containing nickel of 34% by mass or more and38% by mass or less, a super invar material further containing cobalt inaddition to nickel of 30% by mass or more and 34% by mass or less, aFe—Ni based plated alloy having a low thermal expansion and containingnickel of 38% by mass or more and 54% by mass or less, and the like. Theuse of such an iron alloy can decrease a thermal expansion coefficientof the deposition mask 20. For example, when a glass substrate is usedas the substrate 91, the deposition mask 20 can have a thermal expansioncoefficient value as low as the glass plate. Thus, during the depositionstep, it can be suppressed that the dimensional precision and thepositional precision of a deposition layer formed on the substrate 91lower because of a difference in thermal expansion coefficient betweenthe deposition mask 20 and the substrate 91.

Each of the above ranges related to the composition of the materialconstituting the deposition mask 20 may be adopted in an embodimentother than the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 16 .

Next, the first deposition mask 20A is described in detail. FIG. 12 is aplan view showing an example of the first deposition mask 20A seen fromthe first surface 201 side. FIG. 13 is a partial enlarged plan viewshowing the first deposition mask 20A shown in FIG. 12 .

As shown in FIG. 12 , the first deposition mask 20A has a plurality ofthe first through holes 25A including areas arranged along two differentdirections. A plurality of the first through holes 25A include aplurality of the mask first main areas 26A arranged along two differentdirections and the mask first extension area 27A extending to connectthe two adjacent mask first main areas 26A.

The mask first main area 26A is an area through which the depositionmaterial constituting the aforementioned electrode first main area 141Aof the first layer 140A of the second electrode 140 mainly passes. Inthe example shown in FIG. 12 , a plurality of the mask first main areas26A are arranged along the first direction D1 and the second directionD2. As shown in FIG. 12 , an interval between the two mask first mainareas 26A adjacent to each other in the second direction D2 is smallerthan an interval between the two mask first main areas 26A adjacent toeach other in the first direction D1.

The mask first extension area 27A is an area through which thedeposition material constituting the aforementioned electrode firstextension area 142A of the first layer 140A of the second electrode 140mainly passes. In the example shown in FIG. 12 , the mask firstextension area 27A extends in the second direction D2 to connect the twomask first main areas 26A adjacent to each other in the second directionD2.

The mask first extension area 27A has a dimension smaller than the maskfirst main area 26A in a direction orthogonal to the direction in whichthe two adjacent mask first main areas 26A are arranged. In the exampleshown in FIG. 13 , the mask first extension area 27A has a dimensionsmaller than the mask first main area 26A in the first direction D1orthogonal to the second direction D2 in which the two adjacent maskfirst main areas 26A are arranged. In other words, in the firstdirection D1 orthogonal to the second direction D2, the first throughhole 25A has a first dimension W11 and a second dimension W12 smallerthan the first dimension W11. Areas having the first dimension W11 andareas having the second dimension W12 are alternately arranged in thesecond direction D2. In the first direction D1, the dimension W12 of themask first extension area 27A may be 0.9 times or less the dimension W11of the mask first main area 26A, may be 0.8 times or less the dimensionW11 of the mask first main area 26A, may be 0.7 times or less thedimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, may be 0.6 times or lessthe dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, or may be 0.5 timesor less the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A. Thus, lighteasily transmits through the electronic device 100 in an area betweenthe two electrode first main areas 141A of the second electrode 140,which are formed correspondingly to the mask first main areas 26A. Inthe first direction D1, the dimension W12 of the mask first extensionarea 27A may be 0.05 times or more the dimension W11 of the mask firstmain area 26A, may be 0.1 times or more the dimension W11 of the maskfirst main area 26A, may be 0.2 times or more the dimension W11 of themask first main area 26A, may be 0.3 times or more the dimension W11 ofthe mask first main area 26A, or may be 0.4 times or more the dimensionW11 of the mask first main area 26A.

A range of W12/W11, which is a ratio of the dimension W12 with respectto the W11, may be defined by a first group consisting of 0.05, 0.1,0.2, 0.3 and 0.4, and/or a second group consisting of 0.9, 0.8, 0.7, 0.6and 0.5. The range of W12/W11 may be defined by a combination of any oneof the values included in the aforementioned first group, and any one ofthe values included in the aforementioned second group. For example,W12/W11 may be 0.05 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.8or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.05 or more and0.6 or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.5 or less, may be 0.05 or moreand 0.4 or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.3 or less, may be 0.05 ormore and 0.2 or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.1 or less, may be 0.1 ormore and 0.9 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.8 or less, may be 0.1 ormore and 0.7 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.6 or less, may be 0.1 ormore and 0.5 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.4 or less, may be 0.1 ormore and 0.3 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.2 or less, may be 0.2 ormore and 0.9 or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.8 or less, may be 0.2 ormore and 0.7 or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.6 or less, may be 0.2 ormore and 0.5 or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.4 or less, may be 0.2 ormore and 0.3 or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.3 ormore and 0.8 or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.3 ormore and 0.6 or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.5 or less, may be 0.3 ormore and 0.4 or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.4 ormore and 0.8 or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.4 ormore and 0.6 or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.5 or less, may be 0.5 ormore and 0.9 or less, may be 0.5 or more and 0.8 or less, may be 0.5 ormore and 0.7 or less, may be 0.5 or more and 0.6 or less, may be 0.6 ormore and 0.9 or less, may be 0.6 or more and 0.8 or less, may be 0.6 ormore and 0.7 or less, may be 0.7 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.7 ormore and 0.8 or less, or may be 0.8 or more and 0.9 or less.

As shown in FIG. 12 , the first deposition mask 20A may have analignment mark 29A. The alignment mark 29A may be formed on a corner ofthe effective area 22A of the first deposition mask 20A, for example.The alignment mark 29A may be used for positioning the first depositionmask 20A with respect to the substrate 91 in a step in which the firstlayer 140A of the second electrode 140 is formed on the substrate 91 bya deposition method using the first deposition mask 20A.

Next, the second deposition mask 20B is described in detail. FIG. 14 isa plan view showing an example of the second deposition mask 20B seenfrom the first surface 201 side. FIG. 15 is a partial enlarged plan viewshowing the second deposition mask 20B shown in FIG. 14 .

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 , the second deposition mask 20B has aplurality of the through holes 25B arranged along two differentdirections. The second through hole 25B is an area through which thedeposition material constituting the aforementioned second layer 140B ofthe second electrode 140 mainly passes. In the example shown in FIG. 12, the through hole 25B extends in the second direction D2.

In FIG. 15 , a reference numeral W21 depicts a dimension of the throughhole 25B in the first direction D1 orthogonal to the second direction D2in which the second through hole 25B extends. The dimension W21 of thesecond through hole 25B is smaller than the aforementioned dimension W11of the mask first main area 26A of the first through hole 25A of thefirst deposition mask 20A in the first direction D1. Since a range of aratio of the dimension W21 of the second through hole 25B with respectto the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A is similar to theaforementioned range of the ratio of the dimension W12 of the mask firstextension area 27A with respect to the dimension W11 of the mask firstmain area 26A, detailed description is omitted.

In the first direction D1, the dimension W21 of the second through hole25B may be smaller than the aforementioned dimension W12 of the maskfirst extension area 27A of the first deposition mask 20A, or may belarger than it, or may be the same as it.

As shown in FIG. 14 , the second deposition mask 20B may have analignment mark 29B. Similarly to the case of the first deposition mask20A, the alignment mark 29B is formed on a corner of the effective area22B of the second deposition mask 20B, for example. The alignment mark29B may be used for positioning the second deposition mask 20B withrespect to the substrate 91 in a step in which the second layer 140B ofthe second electrode 140 is formed on the substrate 91 by a depositionmethod using the second deposition mask 20B.

Next, an example of a method of manufacturing the electronic device 100is described.

First, as shown in FIG. 3 , the substrate 91 on which the firstelectrodes 120 are formed is prepared. The first electrode 120 is formedby, for example, forming a conductive layer constituting the firstelectrode 120 on the substrate 91 by a sputtering method or the like,and then by patterning the conductive layer by a photolithography methodor the like.

Following thereto, as shown in FIG. 4 , the energizing layer 130 isformed on the first electrode 120. The energizing layer 130 is formedby, for example, depositing an organic material or the like onto thesubstrate 91 and onto the first electrode 120 by a deposition methodusing a deposition mask having a through hole corresponding to theenergizing layer 130.

Following thereto, a second-electrode forming step of forming the secondelectrode 140 on the energizing layer 130 is performed. As shown in FIG.5 , for example, the first layer 140A of the second electrode 140 isformed on the energizing layer 130. To be specific, the first layer 140Ais formed by depositing a conductive material such as a metal onto theenergizing layer 130 by a deposition method using the first depositionmask apparatus 10A comprising the first deposition mask 20A.

Following thereto, as shown in FIG. 6 , the second layer 140B of thesecond electrode 140 is formed on the energizing layer 130 and the firstlayer 140A of the second electrode 140. To be specific, the second layer140B is formed by depositing a conductive material such as a metal ontothe energizing layer 130 and on the first layer 140A by a depositionmethod using the second deposition mask apparatus 10B comprising thesecond deposition mask 20B. In this manner, the electronic device 100comprising the first electrode 120, the energizing layer 130 and thefirst layer 140A and the second layer 140B of the second electrode 140,which are formed on the substrate 91, can be obtained.

An effect to be achieved by using a deposition mask group comprising thefirst deposition mask 20A and the second deposition mask 20B to form thesecond electrode 140 is described with reference to FIG. 16 . FIG. 16 isa view showing a laminate 21 obtained by overlapping the firstdeposition mask 20A and the second deposition mask 20B. In the laminate21, the first deposition mask 20A and the second deposition mask 20B maybe overlapped such that the first alignment mark 29A of the firstdeposition mask 20A and the second alignment mark 29B of the seconddeposition mask 20B overlap. At this time, tension may be or may not beapplied to the first deposition mask 20A and the second deposition mask20B.

A figure like FIG. 16 showing a state in which a plurality of thedeposition masks 20 such as the first deposition mask 20A and the seconddeposition mask 20B are overlapped may be obtained by overlapping imagedata of the respective deposition masks 20. For example, image datarelated to a profile of the first through hole 25A of the firstdeposition mask 20A and a profile of the second through hole 25B of thesecond deposition mask 20B are respectively obtained by using an imagingdevice. Then, an image processing device is used to overlap the imagedata of the first deposition mask 20A and the image date of the seconddeposition mask 20B, so that a figure like FIG. 16 can be created. Thissimilarly applies to a below-described case in which the firstdeposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and a thirddeposition mask 20C are overlapped.

In FIG. 16 , the first through holes 25A of the first deposition mask20A are shown by dotted lines, and the second through holes 25B of thesecond deposition mask 20B are shown by solid lines. As shown in FIG. 16, when the first deposition mask 20A and the second deposition mask 20Bare overlapped, the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask20A and the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20Bpartly overlap. This means that the first layer 140A of the secondelectrode 140, which is formed on the substrate 91 by the depositionmaterial having passed through the first through hole 25A, and thesecond layer 140B of the second electrode 140, which is formed on thesubstrate 91 by the deposition material having passed through the secondthrough hole 25B, partly overlap. Thus, an electric resistance of thesecond electrode 140 can be reduced, as compared with a case in whichthe second electrode 140 is made only by the first layer 140A.

The overlap of the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask20A and the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B isdescribed in detail. As shown in FIG. 16 , when the first depositionmask 20A and the second deposition mask 20B are overlapped, the maskfirst extension area 27A of the first deposition mask 20A and the secondthrough hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B entirely or partlyoverlap. As described above, the deposition material deposited onto thesubstrate 91 via the mask first extension area 27A of the firstdeposition mask 20A forms the electrode first extension area 142A thatconnects the electrode first main areas 141A of the second electrodes140 of the two adjacent elements 110. Since the mask first extensionarea 27A of the first deposition mask 20A and the second through hole25B of the second deposition mask 20B overlap, the second layer 1408 canbe formed on the electrode first extension area 142A of the secondelectrode 140. Namely, the second layer 140B can overlap the electrodefirst extension area 142A. Thus, even when a dimension of the electrodefirst extension area 142A and a dimension of the second layer 140B aresmaller than a dimension of the electrode first main area 141A, anelectric resistance between the electrode first main areas 141A of thetwo adjacent elements 110 can be reduced. In addition, by making smallerthe dimension of the electrode first extension area 142A and thedimension of the second layer 140B than the dimension of the electrodefirst main area 141A, light easily transmits through the electronicdevice 100 in an area between the two elements 110 adjacent to eachother in the second direction D2. Thus, a transmittance of the entireelectronic device 100 can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 16 , when the first deposition mask 20A and the seconddeposition mask 20B are overlapped, the second through hole 25B of thesecond deposition mask 20B may entirely or partly overlap the twoadjacent mask first main areas 26A of the first deposition mask 20A, andthe mask first extension area 27A connected to the two mask first mainareas 26A. Namely, the second through hole 25B of the second depositionmask 20B may extend from one of the two adjacent mask first main areas26A of the first deposition mask 20A to the other thereof. In otherwords, when the first deposition mask 20A and the second deposition mask20B are overlapped, the two adjacent mask first main areas 26A of thefirst deposition mask 20A may be connected via the second through hole25B of the second deposition mask 20B. In this case, the second layer140B formed correspondingly to the second through hole 25B can overlapthe electrode first main areas 141A formed correspondingly to the maskfirst main areas 26A.

Next, another example of using the deposition mask group to form thesecond electrode 140 of the electronic device 100 is described withreference to FIGS. 17 to 25 . Herein, an example in which the depositionmask group includes the first deposition mask 20A, the second depositionmask 20B and a third deposition mask 20C, and the energizing layer 130includes a first energizing layer 130A, a second energizing layer 130Band a third energizing layer 130C is described. The first energizinglayer 130A, the second energizing layer 130B and the third energizinglayer 130C are, for example, a red-light emitting layer, a blue-lightemitting layer and a green-light emitting layer.

The two or more energizing layers 130 may be arranged along twodifferent directions in the in-plane direction of the substrate 91. FIG.17 is a partial enlarged view showing the substrate 91 on which thefirst energizing layers 130A, the second energizing layers 130B and thethird energizing layers 130C are formed. The two or more firstenergizing layers 130A may be arranged along two different directions inthe in-plane direction of the substrate 91. The same applies to thesecond energizing layers 130B and the third energizing layers 130C.Although not shown, the first electrode 120 is formed between thesubstrate 91, and the first energizing layer 130A, the second energizinglayer 130B and the third energizing layer 130C. In the example shown inFIG. 17 , a plurality of the first energizing layers 130A are arrangedalong a third direction D3 and a fourth direction D4 intersecting thethird direction D3. The third direction D3 may be a direction forming45° with respect to the first direction D1. The fourth direction D4 maybe a direction forming 45° with respect to the second direction D2.Similarly to the first energizing layers 130A, a plurality of the secondenergizing layers 130B are arranged along the third direction D3 and thefourth direction D4 intersecting the third direction D3. A plurality ofthe third energizing layers 130C are arranged along the first directionD1 and the second direction D2.

FIG. 18 is a plan view showing the substrate 91 with the secondelectrode 140 being formed on the energizing layer 130A, the secondenergizing layer 130B and the third energizing layer 130C shown in FIG.17 . FIG. 19 is a sectional view along a XIX-XIX line of the electronicdevice 100 shown in FIG. 18 . FIG. 20 is a sectional view along a XX-XXline of the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 18 . FIG. 21 is asectional view along a XXI-XXI line of the electronic device 100 shownin FIG. 18 . As shown in FIG. 18 , the electronic device 100 includes anelectrode-free area 150 free of the second electrode 140.

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 21 , the second electrode 140 includes a firstlayer 140A, the second layer 140B and a third layer 140C. The firstlayer 140A is a layer formed by a deposition method using the firstdeposition mask 20A. The first layers 140A may be arranged along twodifferent directions in the in-plane direction of the substrate 91. Thesecond layer 140B is a layer formed by a deposition method using thesecond deposition mask 20B. The second layers 140B may be arranged alongtwo different directions in the in-plane direction of the substrate 91.The third layer 140C is a layer formed by a deposition method using thethird deposition mask 20C. The third layers 140C may be arranged alongtwo different directions in the in-plane direction of the substrate 91.

The first layer 140A at least has an electrode first main area 141Aoverlapping the first electrode 120 and the first energizing layer 130A.The first electrode 120, the first energizing layer 130A and theelectrode first main area 141A constitute a first element 110A of theelectronic device 100. The second layer 140B at least has an electrodesecond main area 141B overlapping the first electrode 120 and the secondenergizing layer 130B. The first electrode 120, the second energizinglayer 130B and the electrode second main area 141B constitute a secondelement 110B of the electronic device 100. The third layer 140C at leasthas an electrode third main area 141C overlapping the first electrode120 and the third energizing layer 130C. The first electrode 120, thethird energizing layer 130C and the electrode third main area 141Cconstitute a third element 110C of the electronic device 100.

As shown in FIG. 20 , the first layer 140A may include an electrodefirst extension area 142A extending from the electrode first main area141A to electrically connect the electrode first main area 141A of thefirst layer 140A and the electrode third main area 141C of the thirdlayer 140C. The electrode first extension area 142A may partly overlapthe electrode third main area 141C. The electrode first extension area142A has a dimension smaller than the electrode first main area 141A andthe electrode third main area 141C in a direction orthogonal to thedirection in which the electrode first extension area 142A extends fromthe electrode first main area 141A.

Although not shown, similarly to the first layer 140A, the second layer140B may also include an electrode second extension area extending fromthe electrode second main area 141B to electrically connect theelectrode second main area 141B of the second layer 140B and theelectrode third main area 141C of the third layer 140C. The electrodesecond extension area may partly overlap the electrode third main area141C. The electrode second extension area has a dimension smaller thanthe electrode second main area 141B and the electrode third main area141C in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the electrodesecond extension area extends from the electrode second main area 141B.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 , the third layer 140C may include anelectrode third extension area 142C extending from the electrode thirdmain area 141C to electrically connect the electrode third main area141C of the third layer 140C and the electrode first main area 141A ofthe first layer 140A. The electrode third extension area 142C may partlyoverlap the electrode first main area 141A. The electrode thirdextension area 142C has a dimension smaller than the electrode firstmain area 141A and the electrode third main area 141C in a directionorthogonal to the direction in which the electrode third extension area142C extends from the electrode third main area 141C.

Although not shown, the third layer 140C may include an electrode thirdextension area extending from the electrode third main area 141C toelectrically connect the electrode third main area 141C of the thirdlayer 140C and the electrode second main area 141B of the second layer140B. The electrode third extension area may partly overlap theelectrode second main area 141B. Similarly to the aforementionedelectrode third extension area 142C, the electrode third extension areahas a dimension smaller than the electrode second main area 141B and theelectrode third main area 141C in a direction orthogonal to thedirection in which the electrode third extension area extends from theelectrode third main area 141C.

As shown in FIG. 21 , the first layer 140A may include an electrodefirst auxiliary area 143A extending to electrically connect theelectrode second main area 141B of the second layer 140B and theelectrode third main area 141C of the third layer 140C. The electrodefirst auxiliary area 143A may partly overlap the electrode second mainarea 141B and the electrode third main area 141C. The electrode firstauxiliary area 143A may not be connected to the electrode first mainarea 141A and the electrode first extension area 142A. The electrodefirst auxiliary area 143A has a dimension smaller than the electrodesecond main area 141B and the electrode third main area 141C in adirection orthogonal to the direction in which the electrode firstauxiliary area 143A extends.

Although not shown, similarly to the first layer 140A, the second layer140B may also include an electrode second auxiliary area extending toelectrically connect the electrode first main area 141A of the firstlayer 140A and the electrode third main area 141C of the third layer140C. The electrode second auxiliary area may partly overlap theelectrode first main area 141A and the electrode third main area 141C.The electrode second auxiliary area may not be connected to theelectrode second main area 141B and the electrode second extension area142B. The electrode second auxiliary area has a dimension smaller thanthe electrode first main area 141A and the electrode third main area141C in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the electrodesecond auxiliary area extends.

Next, the first deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B andthe third deposition mask 20C used for forming the aforementioned firstlayer 140A, the second layer 140B and the third layer 140C of the secondelectrode 140 are described.

FIG. 22 is a plan view showing the first deposition mask 20A seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 22 , the first depositionmask 20A has a plurality of the first through holes 25A including areasarranged along two different directions. A plurality of the firstthrough holes 25A at least include a plurality of the mask first mainareas 26A arranged along two different directions. A plurality of thefirst through holes 25A may include a plurality of the mask firstextension areas 27A arranged along two different directions. A pluralityof the first through holes 25A may include a plurality of mask firstauxiliary areas 28A arranged along two different directions.

The mask first main area 26A is an area through which the depositionmaterial constituting the aforementioned electrode first main area 141Aof the first layer 140A of the second electrode 140 mainly passes. Inthe example shown in FIG. 22 , a plurality of the mask first main areas26A are arranged along the third direction D3 and the fourth directionD4.

The mask first extension area 27A is an area through which thedeposition material constituting the aforementioned electrode firstextension area 142A of the first layer 140A of the second electrode 140mainly passes. In the example shown in FIG. 22 , the mask firstextension area 27A extends from the mask first main area 26A in thethird direction D3 in which the two adjacent mask first main areas 26Aare arranged.

The mask first extension area 27A has a dimension smaller than the maskfirst main area 26A in a direction orthogonal to the direction in whichthe mask first extension area 27A extends from the mask first main area26A. In the example shown in FIG. 22 , the mask first extension area 27Ahas a dimension smaller than the mask first main area 26A in the fourthdirection D4 orthogonal to the third direction D3 in which the maskfirst extension area 27A extends from the mask first main area 26A. Inthe fourth direction D4, a dimension W12 of the mask first extensionarea 27A may be 0.9 times or less a dimension W11 of the mask first mainarea 26A, may be 0.8 times or less the dimension W11 of the mask firstmain area 26A, may be 0.7 times or less the dimension W11 of the maskfirst main area 26A, may be 0.6 times or less the dimension W11 of themask first main area 26A, or may be 0.5 times or less the dimension W11of the mask first main area 26A. In the fourth direction D4, thedimension W12 of the mask first extension area 27A may be 0.05 times ormore the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, may be 0.1 timesor more the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, may be 0.2times or more the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, may be0.3 times or more the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, ormay be 0.4 times or more the dimension W11 of the mask first main area26A.

A range of W12/W11, which is a ratio of the dimension W12 with respectto the dimension W11, may be defined by a first group consisting of0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4, and/or a second group consisting of 0.9,0.8, 0.7, 0.6 and 0.5. The range of W12/W11 may be defined by acombination of any one of the values included in the aforementionedfirst group, and any one of the values included in the aforementionedsecond group. For example, W12/W11 may be 0.05 or more and 0.9 or less,may be 0.05 or more and 0.8 or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.7 orless, may be 0.05 or more and 0.6 or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.5or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.4 or less, may be 0.05 or more and0.3 or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.2 or less, may be 0.05 or moreand 0.1, may be 0.1 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.8or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.6or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.4or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.3 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.2or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.8or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.6or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.5 or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.4or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.3 or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.9or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.8 or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.7or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.6 or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.5or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.4 or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.9or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.8 or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.7or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.6 or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.5or less, may be 0.5 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.5 or more and 0.8or less, may be 0.5 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.5 or more and 0.6or less, may be 0.6 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.6 or more and 0.8or less, may be 0.6 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.7 or more and 0.9or less, may be 0.7 or more and 0.8 or less, or may be 0.8 or more and0.9 or less.

The mask first auxiliary area 28A is an area through which thedeposition material constituting the aforementioned electrode firstauxiliary area 143A of the first layer 140A of the second electrode 140mainly passes. In the example shown in FIG. 22 , the mask firstauxiliary areas 28A are arranged along the third direction D3 and thefourth direction D4 at positions apart from the mask first main areas26A and the mask first extension areas 27A. In the example shown in FIG.22 , the mask first auxiliary area 28A extends in the third directionD3.

The mask first auxiliary area 28A has a dimension smaller than the maskfirst main area 26A in a direction orthogonal to the direction in whichthe mask first auxiliary area 28A extends. In the example shown in FIG.22 , the mask first auxiliary area 28A has a dimension smaller than themask first main area 26A in the fourth direction D4 orthogonal to thethird direction D3 in which the mask first auxiliary area 28A extends.In the fourth direction D4, a dimension W13 of the mask first auxiliaryarea 28A may be 0.9 times or less the dimension W11 of the mask firstmain area 26A, may be 0.8 times or less the dimension W11 of the maskfirst main area 26A, may be 0.7 times or less the dimension W11 of themask first main area 26A, may be 0.6 times or less the dimension W11 ofthe mask first main area 26A, or may be 0.5 times or less the dimensionW11 of the mask first main area 26A. In the fourth direction D4, thedimension W13 of the mask first auxiliary area 28A may be 0.05 times ormore the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, may be 0.1 timesor more the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, may be 0.2times or more the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, may be0.3 times or more the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, ormay be 0.4 times or more the dimension W11 of the mask first main area26A.

A range of W13/W11, which is a ratio of the dimension W13 with respectto the dimension W11, may be defined by a first group consisting of0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4, and/or a second group consisting of 0.9,0.8, 0.7, 0.6 and 0.5. The range of W13/W11 may be defined by acombination of any one of the values included in the aforementionedfirst group, and any one of the values included in the aforementionedsecond group. For example, W13/W11 may be 0.05 or more and 0.9 or less,may be 0.05 or more and 0.8 or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.7 orless, may be 0.05 or more and 0.6 or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.5or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.4 or less, may be 0.05 or more and0.3 or less, may be 0.05 or more and 0.2 or less, may be 0.05 or moreand 0.1, may be 0.1 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.8or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.6or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.4or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.3 or less, may be 0.1 or more and 0.2or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.8or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.6or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.5 or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.4or less, may be 0.2 or more and 0.3 or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.9or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.8 or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.7or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.6 or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.5or less, may be 0.3 or more and 0.4 or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.9or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.8 or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.7or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.6 or less, may be 0.4 or more and 0.5or less, may be 0.5 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.5 or more and 0.8or less, may be 0.5 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.5 or more and 0.6or less, may be 0.6 or more and 0.9 or less, may be 0.6 or more and 0.8or less, may be 0.6 or more and 0.7 or less, may be 0.7 or more and 0.9or less, may be 0.7 or more and 0.8 or less, or may be 0.8 or more and0.9 or less.

FIG. 23 is a plan view showing the second deposition mask 20B seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 23 , the second depositionmask 20B has a plurality of the second through holes 25B including areasarranged along two different directions. A plurality of the secondthrough holes 25B at least include a plurality of mask second main areas26B arranged along two different directions. A plurality of the secondthrough holes 25B may include a plurality of mask second extension areas27B arranged along two different directions. A plurality of the secondthrough holes 25B may include a plurality of mask second auxiliary areas28B arranged along two different directions.

The mask second main area 26B is an area through which the depositionmaterial constituting the aforementioned electrode second main area 141Bof the second layer 140B of the second electrode 140 mainly passes. Inthe example shown in FIG. 23 , a plurality of the mask second main areas26B are arranged along the third direction D3 and the fourth directionD4.

The mask second extension area 27B is an area through which thedeposition material constituting the aforementioned electrode secondextension area 142B of the second layer 140B of the second electrode 140mainly passes. In the example shown in FIG. 23 , the mask secondextension area 27B extends from the mask second main area 26B in thefourth direction D4 in which the two adjacent mask second main areas 26Bare arranged.

Similarly to the aforementioned mask first extension area 27A, the masksecond extension area 27B has a dimension smaller than the mask secondmain area 26B in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which themask second extension area 27B extends from the mask second main area26B. In the example shown in FIG. 23 , the mask second extension area27B has a dimension smaller than the mask second main area 26B in thethird direction D3 orthogonal to the fourth direction D4 in which thetwo adjacent mask second main areas 26B are arranged. Since arelationship between a dimension W22 of the mask second extension area27B and the dimension W21 of the mask second main area 26B in the thirddirection D3 is similar to the aforementioned relationship between thedimension W12 of the mask first extension area 27A and the dimension W11of the mask first main area 26A, detailed description is omitted.

The mask second auxiliary area 28B is an area through which thedeposition material constituting the aforementioned electrode secondauxiliary area 143B of the second layer 140B of the second electrode 140mainly passes. In the example shown in FIG. 23 , a plurality of the masksecond auxiliary areas 28B are arranged along the third direction D3 andthe fourth direction D4 at positions apart from the mask second mainareas 26B and the mask second extension areas 27B. In the example shownin FIG. 23 , the mask second auxiliary area 28B extends in the fourthdirection D4.

The mask second auxiliary area 28B has a dimension smaller than the masksecond main area 26B in a direction orthogonal to the direction in whichthe mask second auxiliary area 28B extends. In the example shown in FIG.23 , the mask second auxiliary area 28B has a dimension smaller than themask second main area 26B in the third direction D3 orthogonal to thefourth direction D4 in which the mask second auxiliary area 28B extends.Since a relationship between a dimension W23 of the mask secondauxiliary area 28B and the dimension W21 of the mask second main area26B in the third direction D3 is similar to the aforementionedrelationship between the dimension W13 of the mask first auxiliary area28A and the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, detaileddescription is omitted.

FIG. 24 is a plan view showing the third deposition mask 20C seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 24 , the third depositionmask 20C has a plurality of third through holes 25C including areasarranged along two different directions. A plurality of the thirdthrough holes 25C at least include a plurality of mask third main areas26C arranged along two different directions. A plurality of the thirdthrough holes 25C may include a plurality of mask third extension areas27C arranged along two different directions.

The mask third main area 26C is an area through which the depositionmaterial constituting the aforementioned electrode third main area 141Cof the third layer 140C of the second electrode 140 mainly passes. Inthe example shown in FIG. 24 , a plurality of the mask third main areas26C are arranged along the first direction D1 and the second directionD2.

The mask third extension area 27C is an area through which thedeposition material constituting the aforementioned electrode thirdextension area 142C of the third layer 140C of the second electrode 140mainly passes. The mask third extension area 27C may extend from themask third main area 26C in the third direction D3 in which the maskfirst main areas 26A of the first deposition mask 20A are arranged. Themask third extension area 27C may extend from the mask third main area26C in the fourth direction D4 in which the mask second main areas 26Bof the second deposition mask 20B are arranged.

A dimension W32 of the mask third extension area 27C is smaller than adimension W31 of the mask third main area 26C in a direction orthogonalto the direction in which the mask third extension area 27C extends fromthe mask third main area 26C. Since a relationship between the dimensionW32 of the mask third extension area 27C and the dimension W31 of themask third main area 26C is similar to the aforementioned relationshipbetween the dimension W12 of the mask first extension area 27A and thedimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A, detailed description isomitted.

Next, an example of a method of manufacturing the electronic device 100is described.

First, the substrate 91 on which a plurality of the first electrodes 120are arranged in the third direction D3 and the fourth direction D4 isprepared. Following thereto, as shown in FIG. 17 , the first energizinglayers 130A, the second energizing layers 130B and the third energizinglayers 130C are formed on the first electrodes 120. The first energizinglayers 130A are formed by, for example, depositing an organic materialor the like onto the first electrodes 120 corresponding to the firstenergizing layers 130A by a deposition method using a deposition maskhaving through holes corresponding to the first energizing layers 130A.The second energizing layers 130B may also be formed by, for example,depositing an organic material or the like onto the first electrodes 120corresponding to the second energizing layers 130B by a depositionmethod using a deposition mask having through holes corresponding to thesecond energizing layers 130B. The third energizing layers 130C may alsobe formed by, for example, depositing an organic material or the likeonto the first electrodes 120 corresponding to the third energizinglayers 130C by a deposition method using a deposition mask havingthrough holes corresponding to the third energizing layers 130C.

Following thereto, a conductive material such as metal is deposited ontothe substrate 91 by a deposition method using the first deposition maskapparatus 10A comprising the first deposition mask 20A, so as to formthe first layer 140A of the second electrode 140. Following thereto, aconductive material such as metal is deposited onto the substrate 91 bya deposition method using the second deposition mask apparatus 10Bcomprising the second deposition mask 20B, so as to form the secondlayer 140B of the second electrode 140. Following thereto, a conductivematerial such as metal is deposited onto the substrate 91 by adeposition method using the third deposition mask apparatus 10Ccomprising the third deposition mask 20C, so as to form the third layer140C of the second electrode 140. In this manner, as shown in FIGS. 18to 21 , the second electrode 140 including the first layer 140A, thesecond layer 140B and the third layer 140C can be formed. The order offorming the first layer 140A, the second layer 140B and the third layer140C is not particularly limited. For example, they may be formed in theorder of third layer 140C, the second layer 140B and the first layer140A.

An effect to be achieved by using the deposition mask group comprisingthe first deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and thethird deposition mask 20C to form the second electrode 140 is describedwith reference to FIG. 25 . FIG. 25 is a view showing a laminate 21obtained by overlapping the first deposition mask 20A, the seconddeposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C.

In FIG. 25 , the first through holes 25A of the first deposition mask20A are shown by one-dot chain lines, the second through holes 25B ofthe second deposition mask 20B are shown by dotted lines, and the thirdthrough holes 25C of the third deposition mask 20C are shown by solidlines. As shown in FIG. 25 , when the first deposition mask 20A, thesecond deposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C areoverlapped, the first through hole 25 of the first deposition mask 20Apartly overlaps the second through hole 25B of the second depositionmask 20B or the third through hole 25C of the third deposition mask 20C.This means that the first layer 140A of the second electrode 140, whichis formed on the substrate 91 by the deposition material having passedthrough the first through hole 25A, partly overlaps the second layer140B of the second electrode 140, which is formed on the substrate 91 bythe deposition material having passed through the second through hole25B, or the third layer 140C of the second electrode 140, which isformed on the substrate 91 by the deposition material having passedthrough the third through hole 25C. Thus, the first layer 140A and thesecond layer 140B or the third layer 140C can be electrically connected,whereby it is easy to stably control an electric potential of the secondelectrode 140.

The overlap of the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask20A, the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B andthe third through hole 25C of the third deposition mask 20C is describedin detail. As shown in FIG. 25 , when the first deposition mask 20A, thesecond deposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C areoverlapped, the mask first extension area 27A of the first depositionmask 20A may extend from the mask first main area 26A to partly overlapthe mask third main area 26C of the third deposition mask 20C. Thus, theelectrode first extension area 142A of the first layer 140A, which isformed correspondingly to the mask first extension area 27A, can partlyoverlap the electrode third main area 141C of the third layer 140C,which is formed correspondingly to the mask third main area 26C. Themask second extension area 27B of the second deposition mask 20B mayextend from the mask second main area 26B to partly overlap the maskthird main area 26C of the third deposition mask 20C. Thus, theelectrode second extension area 142B of the second layer 140 can partlyoverlap the electrode third main area 141C of the third layer 140C. Themask third extension area 27C of the third deposition mask 20C mayextend from the mask third main area 26C to partly overlap the maskfirst main area 26A of the first deposition mask 20A. Thus, theelectrode third extension area 142C of the third layer 140C can partlyoverlap the electrode first main area 141A of the first layer 140A. Themask third extension area 27C of the third deposition mask 20C mayextend from the mask third main area 26C to partly overlap the masksecond main area 26B of the second deposition mask 20B. Thus, theelectrode third extension area 142C of the third layer 140C can partlyoverlap the electrode second main area 141B of the second layer 140B.

Further, as shown in FIG. 25 , when the first deposition mask 20A, thesecond deposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C areoverlapped, the mask first auxiliary area 28A of the first depositionmask 20A may extend between the mask second main area 26B of the seconddeposition mask 20B and the mask third main area 26C of the thirddeposition mask 20C to partly overlap the mask second main area 26B andthe mask third main area 26C. Thus, the electrode first auxiliary area143A of the first layer 140A, which is formed correspondingly to themask first auxiliary area 28A, can partly overlap the electrode secondmain area 141B of the second layer 140B and the electrode third mainarea 141C of the third layer 140C. The mask second auxiliary area 28B ofthe second deposition mask 20B may extend between the mask first mainarea 26A of the first deposition mask 20A and the mask third main area26C of the third deposition mask 20C. Thus, the electrode secondauxiliary area 143B of the second layer 140B, which is formedcorrespondingly to the mask second auxiliary area 28B, can partlyoverlap the electrode first main area 141A of the first layer 140A andthe electrode third main area 141C of the third layer 140C.

Preferably, when the first deposition mask 20A, the second depositionmask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C are overlapped, the firstthrough hole 25A of the first deposition mask 20A is connected toanother one of the first through holes 25A via the second through hole25B of the second deposition mask 20B, or via the third through hole 25Cof the third deposition mask 20C. Thus, the first layer 140A can beelectrically connected to another one of the first layers 140A via thesecond layer 140B or the third layer 140C. When the first depositionmask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask20C are overlapped, the first through hole 25A of the first depositionmask 20A may be connected to another one of the first through holes 25Avia the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B andthe third through hole 25C of the third deposition mask 20C. Thus, thefirst layer 140A can be electrically connected to another one of thefirst layers 140A via the second layer 140B and the third layer 140C.

According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 , as shown in FIG.18 , the electrode-free area 150 free of the second electrode 140 can beformed between the first element 110A including the first energizinglayer 130A and the second element 110B including the second energizinglayer 130B. In addition, the electrode-free area 150 free of the secondelectrode 140 can be formed between the two third elements 110Cincluding the third energizing layers 130C. Thus, a light transmittanceof the entire electronic device 100 can be improved, as compared with acase in which the second electrode 140 is formed entirely over thesubstrate 91.

According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 , the electrodefirst main area 141A of the first layer 140A of the first element 110A,the electrode second main area 141B of the second layer 140B of thesecond element 110B, and the electrode third main area 141C of the thirdlayer 140C of the third element 110C are electrically connected to oneanother via the aforementioned electrode extension areas 142A, 142B and142C, the electrode auxiliary areas 143A and 143B, and so on. Thus, itis easy to stably control an electric potential of the second electrode140.

According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 , since the firstlayer 140A, the second layer 140B and the third layer 140C of the secondelectrode 140 are formed by deposition methods using the differentdeposition masks 20, the structures of the first layer 140A, the secondlayer 140B and the third layer 140C can be independently set. Forexample, a material different from a material of the second layer 140Bor a material of the third layer 140C can be used for the first layer140A. In addition, a thickness of the first layer 140A may differ from athickness of the second layer 140B or a thickness of the third layer140C. Thus, it is easy to control properties of the respective elements110A, 110B and 110C independently.

According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 , the first layer140A can partly overlap the second layer 140B or the third layer 140C.An electric resistance of an area of the second electrode 140, in whichthe two layers overlap, is lower than an electric resistance of an areaof the second electrode 140, which is formed of two layers. The area ofthe second electrode 140, in which the two layers overlap, isperiodically present along the arrangement direction of the energizinglayers 130. Thus, an electric resistance of the second electrode 140 inthe in-plane direction of the substrate 91 can be reduced, as comparedwith a case in which the second electrode 140 is made of one conductivelayer.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 , the example in which themask first extension area 27A extends from the mask first main area 26Aof the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask 20A isdescribed. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Forexample, as shown in FIG. 26 , the first through hole 25A of the firstdeposition mask 20A may include the mask first main area 26A to whichthe mask first extension area 27A is not connected. Similarly, as shownin FIG. 27, for example, the second through hole 25B of the seconddeposition mask 20B may include the mask second main area 26B to whichthe mask second extension area 27B is not connected. Similarly, as shownin FIG. 28 for example, the third through hole 25C of the thirddeposition mask 20C may include the mask third main area 26C to whichthe mask third extension area 27C is not connected.

As shown in FIG. 26 , the dimension W12 of the mask first extension area27A may be smaller than the dimension W11 of the mask first main area26A in a direction orthogonal to the third direction D3 in which themask first extension area 27A extends from the mask first main area 26A.Since a relationship between the dimension W12 and the dimension W11 issimilar to that of the example shown in FIG. 22 , description isomitted.

As shown in FIG. 26 , the dimension W13 of the mask first auxiliary area28A may be smaller than the dimension W11 of the mask first main area26A in a direction orthogonal to the third direction D3 in which themask first auxiliary area 28A extends. Since a relationship between thedimension W13 and the dimension W11 is similar to that of the exampleshown in FIG. 22 , description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 27 , the dimension W22 of the mask second extensionarea 27B may be smaller than the dimension W21 of the mask second mainarea 26B in a direction orthogonal to the fourth direction D4 in whichthe mask second extension area 27B extends from the mask second mainarea 26B. Since a relationship between the dimension W22 and thedimension W21 is similar to that of the example shown in FIG. 23 ,description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 27 , the dimension W23 of the mask second auxiliaryarea 28B may be smaller than the dimension W21 of the mask second mainarea 26B in a direction orthogonal to the fourth direction D4 in whichthe mask second auxiliary area 28B extends. Since a relationship betweenthe dimension W23 and the dimension W21 is similar to that of theexample shown in FIG. 23 , description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 28 , the dimension W32 of the mask third extension area27C may be smaller than the dimension W31 of the mask third main area26C in a direction orthogonal to the third direction D3 or the fourthdirection D4 in which the mask third extension area 27C extends from themask third main area 26C. Since a relationship between the dimension W32and the dimension W31 is similar to that of the example shown in FIG. 24, description is omitted.

FIG. 29 is a view showing the laminate 21 obtained by overlapping thefirst deposition mask 20A shown in FIG. 26 , the second deposition mask20B shown in FIG. 27 and the third deposition mask 20C shown in FIG. 28. According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 26 to 29 , when the firstdeposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and the thirddeposition mask 20C are overlapped, as shown in FIG. 29 , an area 21V inwhich the through hole 25 of the deposition mask 20 is not present canbe provided between the mask first main area 26A and the mask third mainarea 26C adjacent to each other in the third direction D3 or the fourthdirection D4, or between the mask second main area 26B and the maskthird main area 26C adjacent to each other in the third direction D3 orthe fourth direction D4. Thus, the electrode-free area 150 free of thesecond electrode 140 can be formed between the first element 110A andthe third element 110C adjacent to each other in the third direction D3or the fourth direction D4 or between the second element 110B and thethird element 110C adjacent to each other in the third direction D3 orthe fourth direction D4. Thus, a ratio of the electrode-free area 150 inthe electronic device 100 can be increased, so that a lighttransmittance of the electronic device 100 can be improved.

The respective deposition masks 20A, 20B and 20C may be configured suchthat, when the first deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20Band the third deposition mask 20C are overlapped, the mask firstextension area 27A of the first deposition mask 20A or the mask secondextension area 27B of the second deposition mask 20B overlaps the maskthird extension area 27C of the third deposition mask 20C. For example,as shown in FIG. 29 , when the first deposition mask 20A, the seconddeposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C are overlapped,one of a plurality of the mask first extension areas 27A and one of aplurality of the mask third extension areas 27C may overlap. As shown inFIG. 26 , for example, this state may be realized by the fact that thefirst through hole 25A of the first deposition mask 20A includes themask first extension area 27A extending from the mask first main area26A on one side of the third direction D3, and the mask first extensionarea 27A extending from the mask first main area 26A on the other sideof the third direction D3. According to the example shown in FIG. 29 ,in a portion where the mask first extension area 27A and the mask thirdextension area 27C overlap, the second electrode 140 is formed such thatthe electrode first extension area 142A and the electrode thirdextension area 142C of the second electrode 140 overlap. This can reducean electric resistance between the electrode first main area 141A andthe electrode third main area 141C. Thus, as shown in FIG. 29 , evenwhen the area 21V in which the through hole 25 of the deposition mask 20is not present is provided between the mask first main area 26A and themask third main area 26C adjacent to each other in the third directionD3 or the fourth direction D4 or between the mask second main area 26Band the mask third main area 26C adjacent to each other in the thirddirection D3 or the fourth direction D4, an electric resistance of theentire second electrode 140 can be maintained low.

As shown in FIG. 29 , the mask first extension area 27A overlapping themask third extension area 27C may extend also to partly overlap the maskthird main area 26C. The mask third extension area 27C overlapping themask first extension area 27A may extend also to partly overlap the maskfirst main area 26A. When two or more through holes of the depositionmask 20 overlap, two or more layers of the second electrode 140, whichare formed correspondingly thereto, can overlap.

Next, another example of using the deposition mask group to form thesecond electrode 140 of the electronic device 100 is described withreference to FIGS. 30 to 35 . In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 30 to 35, a part that can be similarly constituted to the embodiment shown inFIGS. 17 to 25 has the same reference numeral as that of correspondingpart the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 , and overlapped descriptionis omitted.

FIG. 30 is a plan view showing the substrate 91 with the secondelectrode 140 being formed on the first energizing layers 130A, thesecond energizing layers 130B and the third energizing layers 130C shownin FIG. 17 . FIG. 31 is a sectional view along a XXXI-XXXI line of theelectronic device 100 shown in FIG. 30 . As shown in FIG. 30 , theelectronic device 100 includes the electrode-free area 150 free of thesecond electrode 140. As shown in FIG. 31 , the first layer 140A mayinclude the electrode first auxiliary area 143A extending in the firstdirection D1 to electrically connect the electrode third main area 141Cof the third layer 140C and the electrode first main area 141A of thefirst layer 140A. Similarly, although not shown, the second layer 140Bmay include an electrode second auxiliary area extending in the firstdirection D1 to electrically connect the electrode third main area 141Cof the third layer 140C and the electrode second main area 141B of thesecond layer 140B.

FIG. 32 is a plan view showing the first deposition mask 20A seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 32 , the mask firstauxiliary area 28A of the first deposition mask 20A extends in the firstdirection D1. As shown in FIG. 32 , the mask first auxiliary area 28Amay be connected to the mask first main area 26A. The mask firstauxiliary area 28A has a dimension larger than the mask first main area26A in the first direction D1 in which the mask first auxiliary area 28Aextends.

As shown in FIG. 32 , the dimension W13 of the mask first auxiliary area28A in the second direction D2 orthogonal to the first direction D1 inwhich the mask first auxiliary area 28A extends is smaller than thedimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A in the second directionD2. Since a relationship between the dimension W13 of the mask firstauxiliary area 28A and the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26Ais similar to the aforementioned relationship between the dimension W13of the mask first auxiliary area 28A and the dimension W11 of the maskfirst main area 26A in the example shown in FIG. 22 , detaileddescription is omitted.

FIG. 33 is a plan view showing the second deposition mask 20B seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 33 , the mask secondauxiliary area 28B of the second deposition mask 20B extends in thefirst direction D1. As shown in FIG. 33 , the mask second auxiliary area28B may be connected to the mask second main area 26B. The mask secondauxiliary area 28B has a dimension larger than the mask second main area26B in the first direction D1 in which the mask second auxiliary area28B extends.

As shown in FIG. 33 , the dimension W23 of the mask second auxiliaryarea 28B in the second direction D2 orthogonal to the first direction D1in which the mask second auxiliary area 28B extends is smaller than thedimension W21 of the mask second main area 26B in the second directionD2. Since a relationship between the dimension W23 of the mask secondauxiliary area 28B and the dimension W21 of the mask second main area26B is similar to the aforementioned relationship between the dimensionW23 of the mask second auxiliary area 28B and the dimension W21 of themask second main area 26B in the example shown in FIG. 23 , detaileddescription is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 34 , the third through hole 25C at least includes themask third main area 26C. As shown in FIG. 34 , the third through hole25C may not include the aforementioned mask third extension area 27C.Although not shown, the third through hole 25C may include theaforementioned mask third extension area 27C.

FIG. 35 is a view showing the laminate 21 obtained by overlapping thefirst deposition mask 20A shown in FIG. 32 , the second deposition mask20B shown in FIG. 33 and the third deposition mask 20C shown in FIG. 34. Also in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 30 to 35 , when the firstdeposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and the thirddeposition mask 20C are overlapped, the first through hole 25A of thefirst deposition mask 20A partly overlaps the second through hole 25B ofthe second deposition mask 20B or the third through hole 25C of thethird deposition mask 20C. Thus, the first layer 140A can beelectrically connected to the second layer 140B or the third layer 140C,whereby it is easy to stably control an electric potential of the secondelectrode 140. The first layer 140A can partly overlap the second layer140B or the third layer 140C. Thus, an electric resistance of the secondelectrode 140 in the in-plane direction of the substrate 91 can bereduced.

The overlap of the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask20A, the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B andthe third through hole 25C of the third deposition mask 20C is describedin detail. As shown in FIG. 35 , when the first deposition mask 20A, thesecond deposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C areoverlapped, the mask first auxiliary area 28A of the first depositionmask 20A may extend in the first direction D1 to partly overlap the twomask third main areas 26C adjacent to each other in the first directionD1. Thus, the electrode first auxiliary area 143A of the first layer140A, which is formed correspondingly to the mask first auxiliary area28A, can partly overlap the electrode third main area 141C of the thirdlayer 140C, which is formed correspondingly to the mask third main area26C. The mask second auxiliary area 28B of the second deposition mask20B may extend in the first direction D1 to partly overlap the two maskthird main areas 26C adjacent to each other in the first direction D1.Thus, the electrode second auxiliary area 143B of the second layer 140B,which is formed correspondingly to the mask second auxiliary area 28B,can partly overlap the electrode third main area 141C of the third layer140C.

Also in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 30 to 35 , as shown in FIG. 30 ,the electrode-free area 150 free of the second electrode 140 can beformed between the first element 110A including the first energizinglayer 130A and the second element 110B including the second energizinglayer 130B. The electrode-free area 150 free of the second electrode 140can be formed between the two third elements 110C including the thirdenergizing layers 130C. Thus, a light transmittance of the electronicdevice 100 can be improved, as compared with a case in which the secondelectrode 140 is formed entirely over the substrate 91.

Next, another example of using the deposition mask group to form thesecond electrode 140 of the electronic device 100 is described withreference to FIGS. 36 to 42B. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 36 to42B, a part that can be similarly constituted to the embodiment shown inFIGS. 17 to 25 has the same reference numeral as that of correspondingpart the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 , and overlapped descriptionis omitted.

FIG. 36 is a partial enlarged view showing the substrate 91 on which thefirst energizing layers 130A, the second energizing layers 130B and thethird energizing layers 130C are formed. In the example shown in FIG. 36, two or more first energizing layers 130A are arranged along the firstdirection D1. Two or more energizing second layers 130B are arrangedalong the first direction D1. Two or more third energizing layers 130Care arranged along the first directions D1. As shown in FIG. 36 , a lineof the first energizing layers 130A arranged in the first direction D1,a line of the second energizing layers 130B arranged in the firstdirection D1, and a line of the third energizing layers 130C arranged inthe first direction D1 are arranged in sequence in the second directionD2 intersecting the first direction D1. Thus, the two or more firstenergizing layers 130A are arranged along the first direction D1 and thesecond direction D2. The same applies to the second energizing layers130B and the third energizing layers 130C. The second direction D2 maybe a direction orthogonal to the first direction D1.

FIG. 37 is a plan view showing the substrate 91 with the secondelectrode 140 being formed on the first energizing layers 130A, thesecond energizing layers 130B and the third energizing layers 130C shownin FIG. 36 . FIG. 38 is a sectional view along a XXXVIII-XXXVIII line ofthe electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 37 . As shown in FIG. 37 , theelectronic device 100 includes the electrode-free area 150 free of thesecond electrode 140.

As shown in FIG. 38 , the first layer 140A includes the electrode firstmain area 141A overlapping the first electrode 120 and the firstenergizing layer 130A. The second layer 140B includes the electrodesecond main area 141B overlapping the first electrode 120 and the secondenergizing layer 130B. The third layer 140C includes the electrode thirdmain area 141C overlapping the first electrode 120 and the thirdenergizing layer 130C.

As shown in FIG. 38 , the first layer 140A further includes theelectrode first extension area 142A extending from the electrode firstmain area 141A to electrically connect the electrode first main area141A and the electrode second main area 141B. The second layer 140Bfurther includes the electrode second extension area 142B extending fromthe electrode second main area 141B to electrically connect theelectrode second main area 141B and the electrode third main area 141C.The third layer 140C further includes the electrode third extension area142C extending from the electrode third main area 141C to electricallyconnect the electrode third main area 141C and the electrode first mainarea 141A.

Next, the first deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B andthe third deposition mask 20C used for forming the first layer 140A, thesecond layer 140B and the third layer 140C of the second electrode 140shown in FIGS. 37 and 38 are described.

FIG. 39 is a plan view showing the first deposition mask 20A seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 39 , the first depositionmask 20A has a plurality of the first through holes 25A arranged alongthe first direction D1 and the second direction D2. A plurality of thefirst through holes 25A include a plurality of the mask first main areas26A arranged along the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. Aplurality of the first through holes 25A may include a plurality of themask first extension areas 27A arranged along the first direction D1 andthe second direction D2. The mask first extension area 27A extends fromthe mask first main area 26A in the second direction D2 in which the twoadjacent mask first main areas 26A are arranged.

The dimension W12 of the mask first extension area 27A may be smallerthan the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A in a directionorthogonal to the second direction D2 in which the mask first extensionarea 27A extends from the mask first main area 26A. Since a relationshipbetween the dimension W12 and the dimension W11 is similar to that ofthe example shown in FIG. 22 , description is omitted.

FIG. 40 is a plan view showing the second deposition mask 20B seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 40 , the second depositionmask 20B includes a plurality of the second through holes 25B arrangedalong the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. A plurality ofthe second through holes 25B include a plurality of the mask second mainareas 26B arranged along the first direction D1 and the second directionD2. A plurality of the second through holes 25B may include a pluralityof the mask second extension areas 27B arranged along the firstdirection D1 and the second direction D2. The mask second extension area27B extends from the mask second main area 26B in the second directionD2 in which the two adjacent mask second main areas 26B are arranged.

The dimension W22 of the mask second extension area 27B may be smallerthan the dimension W21 of the mask second main area 26B in a directionorthogonal to the second direction D2 in which the mask second extensionarea 27B extends from the mask second main area 26B. Since arelationship between the dimension W22 and the dimension W21 is similarto that of the example shown in FIG. 23 , description is omitted.

FIG. 41 is a plan view showing the third deposition mask 20C seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 41 , the third depositionmask 20C includes a plurality of the third through holes 25C arrangedalong the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. A plurality ofthe third through holes 25C include a plurality of the mask third mainareas 26C arranged along the first direction D1 and the second directionD2. A plurality of the third through holes 25C may include a pluralityof the mask third extension areas 27C arranged along the first directionD1 and the second direction D2. The mask third extension area 27Cextends from the mask third main area 26C in the second direction D2 inwhich the two adjacent mask third main areas 26C are arranged.

The dimension W32 of the mask third extension area 27C may be smallerthan the dimension W31 of the mask third main area 26C in a directionorthogonal to the second direction D2 in which the mask third extensionarea 27C extends from the mask third main area 26C. Since a relationshipbetween the dimension W32 and the dimension W31 is similar to that ofthe example shown in FIG. 24 , description is omitted.

FIG. 42A is a view showing the laminate 21 obtained by overlapping thefirst deposition mask 20A shown in FIG. 39 , the second deposition mask20B shown in FIG. 40 and the third deposition mask 20C shown in FIG. 41. FIG. 42B is a view showing the laminate 21 shown in FIG. 42A in awider range. Also in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 36 to 42B, when thefirst deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and the thirddeposition mask 20C are overlapped, the first through hole 25A of thefirst deposition mask 20A partly overlaps the second through hole 25B ofthe second deposition mask 20B or the third through hole 25C of thethird deposition mask 25C. Thus, the first layer 140A can beelectrically connected to the second layer 140B or the third layer 140C,whereby it is easy to stably control an electric potential of the secondelectrode 140. The first layer 140A can partly overlap the second layer140B or the third layer 140C. Thus, an electric resistance of the secondelectrode 140 in the in-plane direction of the substrate 91 can bereduced.

The overlap of the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask20A, the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B andthe third through hole 25C of the third deposition mask 20C is describedin detail. As shown in FIG. 42A, when the first deposition mask 20A, thesecond deposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C areoverlapped, the mask first extension area 27A of the first depositionmask 20A may extend from the mask first main area 26A to partly overlapthe mask second main area 26B of the second deposition mask 20B. Thus,the electrode first extension area 142A of the first layer 140A, whichis formed correspondingly to the mask first extension area 27A, canpartly overlap the electrode second main area 141B of the second layer140B, which is formed correspondingly to the mask second main area 26B.The mask second extension area 27B of the second deposition mask 20B mayextend from the mask second main area 26B to partly overlap the maskthird main area 26C of the third deposition mask 20C. Thus, theelectrode second extension area 142B of the second layer 140B can partlyoverlap the electrode third main area 141C of the third layer 140C. Themask third extension area 27C of the third deposition mask 20C mayextend from the mask third main area 26C to partly overlap the maskfirst main area 26A of the first deposition mask 20A. Thus, theelectrode third extension area 142C of the third layer 140C can partlyoverlap the electrode first main area 141A of the first layer 140A.

Next, another example of using the deposition mask group to form thesecond electrode 140 of the electronic device 100 is described withreference to FIGS. 43 to 48B. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 43 to48B, a part that can be similarly constituted to the embodiment shown inFIGS. 36 to 42B has the same reference numeral as that of correspondingpart the embodiment shown in FIGS. 36 to 42B, and overlapped descriptionis omitted.

FIG. 43 is a plan view showing the substrate 91 with the secondelectrode 140 being formed on the first energizing layers 130A, thesecond energizing layers 130B and the third energizing layers 130C shownin FIG. 36 . FIG. 44 is a sectional view along a XXXXIV-XXXXIV line ofthe electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 43 . As shown in FIG. 43 , theelectronic device 100 includes the electrode-free area 150 free of thesecond electrode 140.

As shown in FIG. 44 , the first layer 140A may include an electrodefirst extension area 142A extending in the second direction D2 towardthe second layer 140B from the electrode first main area 141A, and anelectrode first extension area 142A extending in the second direction D2toward the third layer 140C from the electrode first main area 141A. Thesecond layer 140B may include an electrode second extension area 142Bextending in the second direction D2 toward the first layer 140A fromthe electrode second main area 141B, and an electrode second extensionarea 142B extending in the second direction D2 toward the third layer140C from the electrode second main area 141B. The third layer 140C mayinclude an electrode third extension area 142C extending in the seconddirection D2 toward the first layer 140A from the electrode third mainarea 141C, and an electrode third extension area 142C extending in thesecond direction D2 toward the second layer 140B from the electrodethird main area 141C.

Next, the first deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B andthe third deposition mask 20C used for forming the first layer 140A, thesecond layer 140B and the third layer 140C of the second electrode 140shown in FIGS. 43 and 44 are described.

FIG. 45 is a plan view showing the first deposition mask 20A seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 45 , the first through hole25A may include the mask first extension area 27A extending to one sideof the second direction D2 from the mask first main area 26A, and themask first extension area 27A extending to the other side of the seconddirection D2 from the mask first main area 26A.

The dimension W12 of the mask first extension area 27A may be smallerthan the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A in a directionorthogonal to the second direction D2 in which the mask first extensionarea 27A extends from the mask first main area 26A. Since a relationshipbetween the dimension W12 and the dimension W11 is similar to that ofthe example shown in FIG. 22 , description is omitted.

FIG. 46 is a plan view showing the second deposition mask 20B seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 46 , the second throughhole 25B may include the mask second extension area 27B extending to oneside of the second direction D2 from the mask second main area 26B, andthe mask second extension area 27B extending to the other side of thesecond direction D2 from the mask second main area 26B.

The dimension W22 of the mask second extension area 27B may be smallerthan the dimension W21 of the mask second main area 26B in a directionorthogonal to the second direction D2 in which the mask second extensionarea 27B extends from the mask second main area 26B. Since arelationship between the dimension W22 and the dimension W21 is similarto that of the example shown in FIG. 23 , description is omitted.

FIG. 47 is a plan view showing the third deposition mask 20C seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 47 , the third through hole25C may include the mask third extension area 27C extending to one sideof the second direction D2 from the mask third main area 26C, and themask third extension area 27C extending to the other side of the seconddirection D2 from the mask third main area 26C.

The dimension W32 of the mask third extension area 27C may be smallerthan the dimension W31 of the mask third main area 26C in a directionorthogonal to the second direction D2 in which the mask third extensionarea 27C extends from the mask third main area 26C. Since a relationshipbetween the dimension W32 and the dimension W31 is similar to that ofthe example shown in FIG. 24 , description is omitted.

FIG. 48A is a view showing the laminate 21 obtained by overlapping thefirst deposition mask 20A shown in FIG. 45 , the second deposition mask20B shown in FIG. 46 and the third deposition mask 20C shown in FIG. 47. FIG. 48B is a view showing the laminate 21 shown in FIG. 48A in awider range. Also in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 43 to 48B, when thefirst deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and the thirddeposition mask 20C are overlapped, the first through hole 25A of thefirst deposition mask 20A partly overlaps the second through hole 25B ofthe second deposition mask 20B or the third through hole 25C of thethird deposition mask 25C. Thus, the first layer 140A can beelectrically connected to the second layer 140B or the third layer 140C,whereby it is easy to stably control an electric potential of the secondelectrode 140. The first layer 140A can partly overlap the second layer140B or the third layer 140C. Thus, an electric resistance of the secondelectrode 140 in the in-plane direction of the substrate 91 can bereduced.

The overlap of the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask20A, the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B andthe third through hole 25C of the third deposition mask 20C is describedin detail. As shown in FIG. 48A, when the first deposition mask 20A, thesecond deposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C areoverlapped, the mask first extension area 27A extending from one side ofthe mask first main area 26A in the second direction D2 may overlap themask second extension area 27B extending from the other side of the masksecond main area 26B in the second direction D2. Thus, the electrodefirst extension area 142A extending from one side of the electrode firstmain area 141A in the second direction D2 can overlap the electrodesecond extension area 142B extending from the other side of theelectrode second main area 141B in the second direction D2. The maskfirst extension area 27A extending from the other side of the mask firstmain area 26A in the second direction D2 may overlap the mask thirdextension area 27C extending from one side of the mask third main area26C in the second direction D2. Thus, the electrode first extension area142A extending from the other side of the electrode first main area 141Ain the second direction D2 can overlap the electrode third extensionarea 142C extending from one side of the electrode third main area 141Cin the second direction D2. The mask second extension area 27B extendingfrom one side of the mask second main area 26B in the second directionD2 may overlap the mask third extension area 27C extending from theother side of the mask third main area 26C in the second direction D2.Thus, the electrode second extension area 142B extending from one sideof the electrode second main area 141B in the second direction D2 canoverlap the electrode third extension area 142C extending from the otherside of the electrode third main area 141C in the second direction D2.

Next, another example of using the deposition mask group to form thesecond electrode 140 of the electronic device 100 is described withreference to FIGS. 49 to 54B. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 49 to54B, a part that can be similarly constituted to the embodiment shown inFIGS. 36 to 42B has the same reference numeral as that of correspondingpart the embodiment shown in FIGS. 36 to 42B, and overlapped descriptionis omitted.

FIG. 49 is a plan view showing the substrate 91 with the secondelectrode 140 being formed on the first energizing layers 130A, thesecond energizing layers 130B and the third energizing layers 130C shownin FIG. 36 . FIG. 50 is a sectional view along a XXXXX-XXXXX line of theelectronic device 100 shown in FIG. 49 , the XXXXX-XXXXX line extendingin the third direction D3. As shown in FIG. 49 , the electronic device100 includes the electrode-free area 150 free of the second electrode140.

As shown in FIG. 50 , the first layer 140A may include the electrodefirst extension area 142A extending in the third direction D3intersecting the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 towardthe electrode second main area 141B of the second layer 140B from theelectrode first main area 141A. The second layer 140B may include theelectrode second extension area 142B extending in the third direction D3toward the electrode third main area 141C of the third layer 140C fromthe electrode second main area 141B. The third layer 140C may includethe electrode third extension area 142C extending in the third directionD3 toward the electrode first main area 141A of the first layer 140Afrom the electrode third main area 141C. The third direction D3 may be adirection forming 45° with respect to the first direction D1 and thesecond direction D2.

Next, the first deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B andthe third deposition mask 20C used for forming the first layer 140A, thesecond layer 140B and the third layer 140C of the second electrode 140shown in FIGS. 49 and 50 are described.

FIG. 51 is a plan view showing the first deposition mask 20A seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 51 , the first through hole25A may include the mask first extension area 27A extending in the thirddirection D3 from the mask first main area 26A. The dimension W12 of themask first extension area 27A may be smaller than the dimension W11 ofthe mask first main area 26A in a direction orthogonal to the thirddirection D3 in which the mask first extension area 27A extends from themask first main area 26A. Since a relationship between the dimension W12and the dimension W11 is similar to that of the example shown in FIG. 22, description is omitted.

FIG. 52 is a plan view showing the second deposition mask 20B seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 52 , the second throughhole 25B may include the mask second extension area 27B extending in thethird direction D3 from the mask second main area 26B. The dimension W22of the mask second extension area 27B may be smaller than the dimensionW21 of the mask second main area 26B in a direction orthogonal to thethird direction D3 in which the mask second extension area 27B extendsfrom the mask second main area 26B. Since a relationship between thedimension W22 and the dimension W21 is similar to that of the exampleshown in FIG. 23 , description is omitted.

FIG. 53 is a plan view showing the third deposition mask 20C seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 53 , the third through hole25C may include the mask third extension area 27C extending in the thirddirection D3 from the mask third main area 26C. The dimension W32 of themask third extension area 27C may be smaller than the dimension W31 ofthe mask third main area 26C in a direction orthogonal to the thirddirection D3 in which the mask third extension area 27C extends from themask third main area 26C. Since a relationship between the dimension W32and the dimension W31 is similar to that of the example shown in FIG. 24, description is omitted.

FIG. 54A is a view showing the laminate 21 obtained by overlapping thefirst deposition mask 20A shown in FIG. 51 , the second deposition mask20B shown in FIG. 52 and the third deposition mask 20C shown in FIG. 53. FIG. 54B is a view showing the laminate 21 shown in FIG. 54A in awider range. Also in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 49 to 54B, when thefirst deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and the thirddeposition mask 20C are overlapped, the first through hole 25A of thefirst deposition mask 20A partly overlaps the second through hole 25B ofthe second deposition mask 20B or the third through hole 25C of thethird deposition mask 25C. Thus, the first layer 140A can beelectrically connected to the second layer 140B or the third layer 140C,whereby it is easy to stably control an electric potential of the secondelectrode 140. The first layer 140A can partly overlap the second layer140B or the third layer 140C. Thus, an electric resistance of the secondelectrode 140 in the in-plane direction of the substrate 91 can bereduced.

The overlap of the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask20A, the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B andthe third through hole 25C of the third deposition mask 20C is describedin detail. As shown in FIG. 54A, when the first deposition mask 20A, thesecond deposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C areoverlapped, the mask first extension area 27A of the first depositionmask 20A may extend from the mask first main area 26A in the thirddirection D3 to partly overlap the mask second main area 26B of thesecond deposition mask 20B. Thus, the electrode first extension area142A of the first layer 140A can partly overlap the electrode secondmain area 141B of the second layer 140B. The mask second extension area27B of the second deposition mask 20B may extend from the mask secondmain area 26B in the third direction D3 to partly overlap the mask thirdmain area 26C of the third deposition mask 20C. Thus, the electrodesecond extension area 142B of the second layer 140B can partly overlapthe electrode third main area 141C of the third layer 140C. The maskthird extension area 27C of the third deposition mask 20C may extendfrom the mask third main area 26C in the third direction D3 to partlyoverlap the mask first main area 26A of the first deposition mask 20A.Thus, the electrode third extension area 142C of the third layer 140Ccan partly overlap the electrode first main area 141A of the first layer140A.

Next, another example of using the deposition mask group to form thesecond electrode 140 of the electronic device 100 is described withreference to FIGS. 55 to 60 . In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 55 to 60, a part that can be similarly constituted to the embodiment shown inFIGS. 17 to 25 has the same reference numeral as that of correspondingpart the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 , and overlapped descriptionis omitted.

FIG. 55 is a partial enlarged view showing the substrate 91 on which thefirst energizing layers 130A, the second energizing layers 130B and thethird energizing layers 130C are formed. In the example shown in FIG. 55, the first energizing layers 130A, the second energizing layers 130Band the third energizing layers 130C are respectively arranged along thefirst direction D1 and the second direction D2. The first energizinglayers 130A and the second energizing layers 130B are alternatelyarranged in the second direction D2. Lines in which the first energizinglayers 130A and the second energizing layers 130B are alternatelyarranged in the second direction D2 are arranged in the first directionD1. The third energizing layers 130C are arranged in the seconddirection D2 between the two first energizing layers 130A adjacent toeach other in the first direction D1, and between the two secondenergizing layers 130B adjacent to each other in the first direction D1.The third energizing layer 130C may extend in the second direction D2such that one third energizing layer 130C overlaps the first energizinglayer 130A and the second energizing layer 130B when seen along thefirst direction D1.

FIG. 56 is a plan view showing the substrate 91 with the secondelectrode 140 being formed on the first energizing layers 130A, thesecond energizing layers 130B and the third energizing layers 130C shownin FIG. 55 . The electronic device 100 includes the electrode-free area150 free of the second electrode 140.

Next, the first deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B andthe third deposition mask 20C used for forming the first layer 140A, thesecond layer 140B and the third layer 140C of the second electrode 140shown in FIG. 56 are described.

FIG. 57 is a plan view showing the first deposition mask 20A seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 57 , the first depositionmask 20A may include a plurality of the mask first main areas 26Aarranged along the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 and aplurality of the mask first auxiliary areas 28A arranged along the firstdirection D1 and the second direction D2. The mask first auxiliary area28A has the dimension W13 smaller than the dimension W11 of the maskfirst main area 26A in the second direction D2 orthogonal to the firstdirection D1 in which the mask first auxiliary area 28A extends. Since arelationship between the dimension W13 and the dimension W11 is similarto that of the example shown in FIG. 22 , description is omitted. Themask first auxiliary area 28A may not be connected to the mask firstmain area 26A.

FIG. 58 is a plan view showing the second deposition mask 20B seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 58 , the second depositionmask 20B may include a plurality of the mask second main areas 26Barranged along the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 and aplurality of the mask second auxiliary areas 28B arranged along thefirst direction D1 and the second direction D2. The mask secondauxiliary area 28B has the dimension W23 smaller than the dimension W21of the mask second main area 26B in the second direction D2 orthogonalto the first direction D1 in which the mask second auxiliary area 28Bextends. Since a relationship between the dimension W23 and thedimension W21 is similar to that of the example shown in FIG. 23 ,description is omitted. The mask second auxiliary area 28B may not beconnected to the mask second main area 26B.

FIG. 59 is a plan view showing the third deposition mask 20C seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 59 , the third depositionmask 20C may include a plurality of the third through holes 25C arrangedin the first direction D1 and extending in the second direction D2.

FIG. 60 is a view showing the laminate 21 obtained by overlapping thefirst deposition mask 20A shown in FIG. 57 , the second deposition mask20B shown in FIG. 58 and the third deposition mask 20C shown in FIG. 59. Also in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 55 to 60 , when the firstdeposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and the thirddeposition mask 20C are overlapped, the first through hole 25A of thefirst deposition mask 20A partly overlaps the second through hole 25B ofthe second deposition mask 20B or the third through hole 25C of thethird deposition mask 25C. Thus, the first layer 140A can beelectrically connected to the second layer 140B or the third layer 140C,whereby it is easy to stably control an electric potential of the secondelectrode 140. The first layer 140A can partly overlap the second layer140B or the third layer 140C. Thus, an electric resistance of the secondelectrode 140 in the in-plane direction of the substrate 91 can bereduced.

The overlap of the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask20A, the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B andthe third through hole 25C of the third deposition mask 20C is describedin detail. As shown in FIG. 60 , when the first deposition mask 20A, thesecond deposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C areoverlapped, the mask first auxiliary area 28A of the first depositionmask 20A may extend between the two mask second main areas 26B adjacentto each other in the first direction D1 to partly overlap the two masksecond main areas 26B. Thus, the electrode first auxiliary area 143A ofthe first layer 140A can partly overlap the two electrode second mainareas 141B adjacent to each other in the first direction D1. The masksecond auxiliary area 28B of the second deposition mask 20B may extendbetween the two mask first main areas 26A adjacent to each other in thefirst direction D1 to partly overlap the two mask first main areas 26A.Thus, the electrode second auxiliary area 143B of the second layer 140Bcan partly overlap the two electrode first main areas 141A adjacent toeach other in the first direction D1.

As shown in FIG. 60 , the third through hole 25C of the third depositionmask 20C may extend in the second direction D2 to overlap the mask firstauxiliary areas 28A and the mask second auxiliary areas 28B alternatelyarranged in the second direction D2. Thus, the third layer 140C canoverlap the electrode first auxiliary areas 143A and the electrodesecond auxiliary areas 143B alternately arranged in the second directionD2.

Next, another example of using the deposition mask group to form thesecond electrode 140 of the electronic device 100 is described withreference to FIGS. 61 to 66 . In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 61 to 66, a part that can be similarly constituted to the embodiment shown inFIGS. 17 to 25 has the same reference numeral as that of correspondingpart the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 , and overlapped descriptionis omitted.

FIG. 61 is a partial enlarged view showing the substrate 91 on which thefirst energizing layers 130A, the second energizing layers 130B and thethird energizing layers 130C are formed. In the example shown in FIG. 61, the first energizing layers 130A, the second energizing layers 130Band the third energizing layers 130C are arranged respectively along thefirst direction D1 and the second direction D2. A position of the firstenergizing layer 130A in the first direction D1 is displaced from thesecond energizing layer 130B by half a distance of an arrangement cycleof the first energizing layers 130A in the first direction D1. Aposition of the first energizing layer 130A in the second direction D2is displaced from the second energizing layer 130B by half a distance ofthe arrangement cycle of the first energizing layers 130A in the seconddirection D2. The third energizing layer 130C is located between the twofirst energizing layers 130A adjacent to each other in the firstdirection D1, between the two first energizing layers 130A adjacent toeach other in the second direction D2, between the two second energizinglayers 130B adjacent to each other in the first direction D1 and betweenthe two second energizing layers 130B adjacent to each other in thesecond direction D2.

FIG. 62 is a plan view showing the substrate 91 with the secondelectrode 140 being formed on the first energizing layers 130A, thesecond energizing layers 130B and the third energizing layers 130C shownin FIG. 61 . The electronic device 100 includes the electrode-free area150 free of the second electrode 140.

Next, the first deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B andthe third deposition mask 20C used for forming the first layer 140A, thesecond layer 140B and the third layer 140C of the second electrode 140shown in FIG. 62 are described.

FIG. 63 is a plan view showing the first deposition mask 20A seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 63 , the first depositionmask 20A includes a plurality of the mask first main areas 26A arrangedalong the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. The firstdeposition mask 20A may include the mask first extension area 27Aextending to one side of the first direction D1 from the mask first mainarea 26A and the mask first extension area 27A extending to the otherside of the first direction D1 from the mask first main area 26A. Thefirst deposition mask 20A may include the mask first extension area 27Aextending to one side of the second direction D2 from the mask firstmain area 26A and the mask first extension area 27A extending to theother side of the second direction D2 from the mask first main area 26A.

The dimension W12 of the mask first extension area 27A may be smallerthan the dimension W11 of the mask first main area 26A in a directionorthogonal to the first direction D1 or the second direction in whichthe mask first extension area 27A extends from the mask first main area26A. Since a relationship between the dimension W12 and the dimensionW11 is similar to that of the example shown in FIG. 22 , description isomitted.

As shown in FIG. 63 , the first through hole 25A of the first depositionmask 20A may include the mask first main area 26A to which the maskfirst extension area 27A is not connected. For example, the mask firstmain areas 26A to which the mask first extension areas 27A are notconnected and the mask first main areas 26A to which the mask firstextension areas 27A are connected may be alternately arranged in thefirst direction D1 and the second direction D2.

FIG. 64 is a plan view showing the second deposition mask 20B seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 64 , the second depositionmask 20B includes a plurality of the mask second main areas 26B arrangedalong the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. The seconddeposition mask 20B may include the mask second extension area 27Bextending to one side of the third direction D3 intersecting the firstdirection D1 and the second direction D2 from the mask second main area26B, and the mask second extension area 27B extending to the other sideof the third direction D3 from the mask second main area 26B. The thirddirection D3 may be a direction forming 45° with respect to the firstdirection D1 and the second direction D2.

The dimension W22 of the mask second extension area 27B may be smallerthan a dimension W21_1 of the mask second main area 26B in a directionorthogonal to the third direction D3 in which the mask second extensionarea 27B extends from the mask second main area 26B. Since arelationship between the dimension W22 and the dimension W21_1 issimilar to the relationship between the dimension W22 and the dimensionW21 in the example shown in FIG. 23 , description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 64 , the second through hole 25B of the seconddeposition mask 20B may include the mask second main area 26B to whichthe mask second extension area 27B is not connected. For example, themask second main areas 26B to which the mask second extension areas 27Bare not connected and the mask second main areas 26B to which the masksecond extension areas 27B are connected may be alternately arranged inthe first direction D1 and the second direction D2.

The dimension W23 of the mask second extension area 27B may be smallerthan a dimension W21_2 of the mask second main area 26B in a directionorthogonal to the first direction D1 or the second direction D2 in whichthe mask second extension area 27B extends. Since a relationship betweenthe dimension W23 and the dimension W21_2 is similar to the relationshipbetween the dimension W23 and the dimension W21 in the example shown inFIG. 23 , description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 64 , the second through hole 25B of the seconddeposition mask 20B may include a plurality of the mask second auxiliaryareas 28B extending in the first direction D1 or the second directionD2. The mask second auxiliary area 28B may not be connected to the masksecond main area 26B.

FIG. 65 is a plan view showing the third deposition mask 20C seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 65 , the third depositionmask 20C includes a plurality of the mask third main areas 26C arrangedalong the third direction D3 and the fourth direction D4. The thirddeposition mask 20C may include a plurality of the mask third auxiliaryareas 28C located between the two mask third main areas 26C adjacent toeach other in the third direction D3 and extending in the fourthdirection D4 orthogonal to the third direction D3. The third depositionmask 20C may include a plurality of the mask third auxiliary areas 28Clocated between the two mask third main areas 26C adjacent to each otherin the fourth direction D4 and extending in the third direction D3.

The dimension W33 of the mask third auxiliary area 28C may be smallerthan the dimension W31 of the mask third main area 26C in a directionorthogonal to the third direction D3 or the fourth direction D4 in whichthe mask third auxiliary area 28C extends. Since a relationship betweenthe dimension W33 and dimension W31 is similar to the relationshipbetween the dimension W13 and the dimension W11 in the example shown inFIG. 22 , description is omitted.

FIG. 66 is a view showing the laminate 21 obtained by overlapping thefirst deposition mask 20A shown in FIG. 63 , the second deposition mask20B shown in FIG. 64 and the third deposition mask 20C shown in FIG. 65. Also in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 61 to 66 , when the firstdeposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B and the thirddeposition mask 20C are overlapped, the first through hole 25A of thefirst deposition mask 20A partly overlaps the second through hole 25B ofthe second deposition mask 20B or the third through hole 25C of thethird deposition mask 25C. Thus, the first layer 140A can beelectrically connected to the second layer 140B or the third layer 140C,whereby it is easy to stably control an electric potential of the secondelectrode 140. The first layer 140A can partly overlap the second layer140B or the third layer 140C. Thus, an electric resistance of the secondelectrode 140 in the in-plane direction of the substrate 91 can bereduced.

The overlap of the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask20A, the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B andthe third through hole 25C of the third deposition mask 20C is describedin detail. As shown in FIG. 66 , when the first deposition mask 20A, thesecond deposition mask 20B and the third deposition mask 20C areoverlapped, the mask first extension area 27A of the first depositionmask 20A may extend from the mask first main area 26A in the firstdirection D1 or the second direction D2 to partly overlap the mask thirdmain area 26C of the third deposition mask 20C. Thus, the electrodefirst extension area 142A of the first layer 140A can partly overlap theelectrode third main area 141C of the third layer 140C.

As shown in FIG. 66 . the mask second extension area 27B of the seconddeposition mask 20B may extend from the mask second main area 26B in thethird direction D3 to partly overlap the mask third main area 26C of thethird deposition mask 20C. Thus, the electrode second extension area142B of the second layer 140B can partly overlap the electrode thirdmain area 141C of the third layer 140C. The mask second auxiliary area28B of the second deposition mask 20B may extend between the mask firstmain area 26A of the first deposition mask 20A and the mask third mainarea 26C of the third deposition mask 20C in the first direction D1 orthe second direction D2 to partly overlap the mask first main area 26Aand the mask third main area 26C. Thus, the electrode second auxiliaryarea 143B of the second layer 140B can partly overlap the electrodefirst main area 141A of the first layer 140A and the electrode thirdmain area 141C of the third layer 140C.

As shown in FIG. 66 , the mask third auxiliary area 28C of the thirddeposition mask 20C may extend between the mask first main area 26A ofthe first deposition mask 20A and the mask second main area 26B of thesecond deposition mask 20B in the third direction D3 or the fourthdirection D4 to partly overlap the mask first main area 26A and the masksecond main area 26B. Thus, the electrode third auxiliary area 143C ofthe third layer 140C can partly overlap the electrode first main area141A of the first layer 140A and the electrode second main area 141B ofthe second layer 140B.

Next, another example of using the deposition mask group to form thesecond electrode 140 of the electronic device 100 is described withreference to FIGS. 67 to 70 . In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 67 to 70, a part that can be similarly constituted to the embodiment shown inFIGS. 17 to 25 has the same reference numeral as that of correspondingpart the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to 25 , and overlapped descriptionis omitted.

FIG. 67 is a plan view showing the substrate 91 with the secondelectrode 140 being formed on the first energizing layers 130A, thesecond energizing layers 130B and the third energizing layers 130C shownin FIG. 17 .

Next, the first deposition mask 20A, the second deposition mask 20B andthe third deposition mask 20C used for forming the first layer 140A, thesecond layer 140B and the third layer 140C of the second electrode 140shown in FIG. 67 are described. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 to25 , the example in which three deposition masks are used is described.In this embodiment, an example in which two deposition masks are used isdescribed. The deposition mask group in this embodiment includes thefirst deposition mask 20A and the second deposition mask 20B.

FIG. 68 is a plan view showing the first deposition mask 20A seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 68 , the first depositionmask 20A may include a plurality of the mask first main areas 26Aarranged along the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 and aplurality of the mask first auxiliary areas 28A arranged along the firstdirection D1 and the second direction D2. The dimension W13 of the maskfirst auxiliary area 28A may be smaller than the dimension W11 of themask first main area 26A in a direction orthogonal to the firstdirection D1 in which the mask first auxiliary area 28A extends. Since arelationship between the dimension W13 and the dimension 511 is similarto that of the example shown in FIG. 22 , description is omitted. Themask first auxiliary area 28A may not be connected to the mask firstmain area 26A.

As shown in FIG. 68 , the two mask first auxiliary areas 28A may bearranged in the first direction D1 between the two mask first main areas26A adjacent to each other in the second direction D2. As shown in FIGS.67 and 68 , the electrode first main area 141A formed correspondingly tothe mask first main area 26A may overlap both the first energizing layer130A and the second energizing layer 130B adjacent to each other in thefirst direction D1.

FIG. 69 is a plan view showing the second deposition mask 20B seen fromthe first surface 201 side. As shown in FIG. 69 , the second depositionmask 20B may include a plurality of the mask second main areas 26Barranged along the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. Asshown in FIGS. 67 and 69 , the electrode second main area 141B formedcorrespondingly to the mask second main area 26B may overlap the thirdenergizing layer 130C.

As shown in FIG. 69 , the second deposition mask 20B may include themask second extension area 27B extending to one side of the seconddirection D2 from the mask second main area 26B, and the mask secondextension area 27B extending to the other side of the second directionD2 from the mask second main area 26B. The dimension W22 of the masksecond extension area 27B may be smaller than a dimension W21_1 of themask second main area 26B in a direction orthogonal to the seconddirection D2 in which the mask second extension area 27B extends fromthe mask second main area 26B. Since a relationship between thedimension W22 and the dimension W21_1 is similar to the relationshipbetween the dimension W22 and the dimension W21 in the example shown inFIG. 23 , description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 69 , the second deposition mask 20B may include aplurality of the mask second auxiliary area 28B arranged along the firstdirection D1 and the second direction D2. The dimension W23 of the masksecond auxiliary area 28B may be smaller than a dimension W21_2 of themask second main area 26B in a direction orthogonal to the firstdirection D1 in which the mask second auxiliary area 28B extends. Sincea relationship between the dimension W23 and the dimension W21_2 issimilar to the relationship between the dimension W23 and the dimensionW21 in the example shown in FIG. 23 , description is omitted. The masksecond auxiliary area 28B may not be connected to the mask firstauxiliary area 28A.

FIG. 70 is a view showing the laminate 21 obtained by overlapping thefirst deposition mask 20A shown in FIG. 68 and the second depositionmask 20B shown in FIG. 69 . Also in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 67 to70 , when the first deposition mask 20A and the second deposition mask20B are overlapped, the first through hole 25A of the first depositionmask 20A and the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask20B partly overlap. Thus, the first layer 140A and the second layer 140Bcan be electrically connected, whereby it is easy to stably control anelectric potential of the second electrode 140. The first layer 140A andthe second layer 140B can partly overlap. Thus, an electric resistanceof the second electrode 140 in the in-plane direction of the substrate91 can be reduced.

The overlap of the first through hole 25A of the first deposition mask20A and the second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B isdescribed in detail. As shown in FIG. 70 , when the first depositionmask 20A and the second deposition mask 20B are overlapped, the maskfirst auxiliary area 28A of the first deposition mask 20A may extend inthe first direction D1 to partly overlap the two mask second main areas26B adjacent to each other in the first direction D1. Thus, theelectrode first auxiliary area 143A of the first layer 140A, which isformed correspondingly to the mask first auxiliary area 28A, can partlyoverlap the electrode second main area 141B of the second layer 140B.

As shown in FIG. 70 , the mask second extension area 27B of the seconddeposition mask 20B may extend from the mask second main area 26B in thesecond direction D2 to partly overlap the mask first main area 26A.Thus, the electrode second extension area 142B of the second layer 140Bcan partly overlap the electrode first main area 141A of the first layer140A. The mask second auxiliary area 28B of the second deposition mask20B may extend in the first direction D1 to partly overlap the two maskfirst main areas 26A adjacent to each other in the first direction D1.Thus, the electrode second auxiliary area 143B can partly overlap thetwo electrode first main areas 141A adjacent to each other in the firstdirection D1.

An example of a shape of the first through hole 25A of the firstdeposition mask 20A is described with reference to FIG. 71 . The firstthrough hole 25A shown in FIG. 71 is the same as the first through hole25 shown in FIG. 13 , except its corner shape.

As shown in FIG. 71 , the corner of the mask first main area 26A of thefirst through hole 25A may include a curved profile. The corner is aportion where two straight lines constituting the profile of the throughhole 25 cross. Although not shown, the corner of the mask first mainarea 26A of the first through hole of each aforementioned embodiment mayinclude a curved profile. In addition, although not shown, the cornersof other areas, such as the mask first extension area 27A, the maskfirst auxiliary area 28A, etc., of each aforementioned embodiment mayinclude a curved profile. Although not shown, the corner of the area ofthe second through hole 25B of the second deposition mask 20B and thecorner of the area of the third through hole 25C of the third depositionmask 20C may include a curved profile.

Next, an example of a structure of the electronic device 100 isdescribed with reference to FIG. 72 . When the electronic device 100 isan organic EL display, the elements 110 function as pixels. Theelectronic device 100 includes a display area 105 including the elements110 functioning as pixels. The display area 105 may include a firstdisplay area 106 and a second display area 107.

A planar dimension of the first display area 106 may be smaller than aplanar dimension of the second display area 107. The first display area106 may include the electrode-free area 150 free of the second electrode140. Thus, a light transmittance of the electronic device 100 can beimproved, as compared with a case in which the second electrode 140 isformed entirely over the first display area 106. The use of theaforementioned deposition mask group enables the second electrode 140 ofthe first display area 106 to be formed.

Similarly to the first display area 106, the second display area 107 mayinclude the electrode-free area 150 free of the second electrode 140. Inthis case, the use of the aforementioned deposition mask group enablesthe second electrode 140 of the second display area 107 to be formed.The shape and the arrangement of the through holes 25 of the depositionmask 20 for forming the second electrode 140 of the second display area107 may be the same as the shape and the arrangement of the throughholes 25 of the deposition mask 20 for forming the second electrode 140of the first display area 106, or may be different therefrom.

One deposition mask 20 may include the through holes 25 for forming thesecond electrode 140 of the first display area 106 and the through holes25 for forming the second electrode 140 of the second display area 107.

The second display area 107 may not include the electrode-free area 150free of the second electrode 140. In other words, the second electrode140 may be formed entirely over the second display area 107. In thismanner, the technique of forming the electrode-free area 150 on theelectronic device 100 to improve a light transmittance thereof may beapplied partly to the electronic device 100 instead of entirely.

An example of the structure of the electronic device 100 is describedwith reference to FIG. 73 .

FIG. 72 shows the example in which the boundary between the firstdisplay area 106 and the second display area 107 is formed of straightlines in a plan view. However, not limited thereto, as shown in FIG. 73, the boundary between the first display area 106 and the second displayarea 107 may include a curved line.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A deposition mask group comprising: a firstdeposition mask having two or more first through holes arranged alongtwo different directions; a second deposition mask having two or moresecond through holes arranged along two different directions; and athird deposition mask having two or more third through holes; whereinthe first through hole partly overlaps the second through hole or thethird through hole when the first deposition mask, the second depositionmask and the third deposition mask are overlapped, wherein the two ormore first through holes include two or more mask first main areasarranged along two different directions and two or more mask firstextension areas extending from the mask first main area, wherein themask first extension area partly overlaps the second through hole or thethird through hole when the first deposition mask, the second depositionmask and the third deposition mask are overlapped, and wherein adimension of the mask first extension area is 0.9 times or less adimension of the mask first main area in a direction orthogonal to adirection in which the mask first extension area extends.
 2. Thedeposition mask group according to claim 1, wherein: the two or moresecond through holes include two or more mask second main areas arrangedalong two different directions and two or more mask second extensionareas extending from the mask second main area, or the two or more thirdthrough holes include two or more mask third main areas arranged alongtwo different directions and two or more mask third extension areasextending from the mask third main area; and at least one of the two ormore mask first extension areas entirely or partly overlaps the masksecond extension area or the mask third extension area when the firstdeposition mask, the second deposition mask and the third depositionmask are overlapped.
 3. The deposition mask group according to claim 2,wherein the mask second extension area overlapping the mask firstextension area or the mask third extension area overlapping the maskfirst extension area partly overlaps the mask first main area.
 4. Thedeposition mask group according to claim 1, wherein an arrangementdirection of the mask first main areas and a direction in which the maskfirst extension area extends from the mask first main area correspond.5. The deposition mask group according to claim 1, wherein anarrangement direction of the mask first main areas and a direction inwhich the mask first extension area extends from the mask first mainarea differ.
 6. The deposition mask group according to claim 1, whereinat least one of the two or more first through holes is connected toanother one of the first through holes via the second through hole andthe third through hole when the first deposition mask, the seconddeposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.
 7. Thedeposition mask group according to claim 1, wherein at least one of thetwo or more first through holes is connected to another one of the firstthrough holes via the second through hole or the third through hole whenthe first deposition mask, the second deposition mask and the thirddeposition mask are overlapped.
 8. A manufacturing method of anelectronic device comprising: a second-electrode forming step of forminga second electrode on an energizing layer on a first electrode on asubstrate by using the deposition mask group according to claim 1,wherein the second-electrode forming step comprises: a step of forming afirst layer of the second electrode by a deposition method using thefirst deposition mask; a step of forming a second layer of the secondelectrode by a deposition method using the second deposition mask; and astep of forming a third layer of the second electrode by a depositionmethod using the third deposition mask.
 9. A deposition mask groupcomprising: a first deposition mask having two or more first throughholes arranged along two different directions; a second deposition maskhaving two or more second through holes arranged along two differentdirections; and a third deposition mask having two or more third throughholes; wherein the first through hole partly overlaps the second throughhole or the third through hole when the first deposition mask, thesecond deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped,wherein the two or more first through holes include two or more maskfirst main areas arranged along two different directions and two or moremask first auxiliary areas; wherein the mask first auxiliary areaextends to partly overlap the two second through holes adjacent to eachother, extends to partly overlap the two third through holes adjacent toeach other, or extends to partly overlap the second through hole and thethird through hole adjacent to each other when the first depositionmask, the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask areoverlapped, and wherein a dimension of the mask first auxiliary area is0.9 times or less a dimension of the mask first main area in a directionorthogonal to a direction in which the mask first auxiliary areaextends.
 10. The deposition mask group according to claim 9, wherein themask first auxiliary area is connected to the mask first main area. 11.The deposition mask group according to claim 9, wherein the mask firstauxiliary area is not connected to the mask first area.
 12. Thedeposition mask group according to claim 9, wherein at least one of thetwo or more first through holes is connected to another one of the firstthrough holes via the second through hole and the third through holewhen the first deposition mask, the second deposition mask and the thirddeposition mask are overlapped.
 13. The deposition mask group accordingto claim 9, wherein at least one of the two or more first through holesis connected to another one of the first through holes via the secondthrough hole or the third through hole when the first deposition mask,the second deposition mask and the third deposition mask are overlapped.14. A manufacturing method of an electronic device comprising: asecond-electrode forming step of forming a second electrode on anenergizing layer on a first electrode on a substrate by using thedeposition mask group according to claim 6, wherein the second-electrodeforming step comprises: a step of forming a first layer of the secondelectrode by a deposition method using the first deposition mask; a stepof forming a second layer of the second electrode by a deposition methodusing the second deposition mask; and a step of forming a third layer ofthe second electrode by a deposition method using the third depositionmask.
 15. A manufacturing method of an electronic device comprising: asecond-electrode forming step of forming a second electrode on anenergizing layer on a first electrode on a substrate by using adeposition mask group, the deposition mask group comprising: a firstdeposition mask having two or more first through holes arranged alongtwo different directions; a second deposition mask having two or moresecond through holes arranged along two different directions; and athird deposition mask having two or more third through holes; whereinthe first through hole partly overlaps the second through hole or thethird through hole when the first deposition mask, the second depositionmask and the third deposition mask are overlapped, wherein thesecond-electrode forming step comprises: a step of forming a first layerof the second electrode by a deposition method using the firstdeposition mask; a step of forming a second layer of the secondelectrode by a deposition method using the second deposition mask; and astep of forming a third layer of the second electrode by a depositionmethod using the third deposition mask.
 16. An electronic devicecomprising: a first electrode located on a substrate; two or moreenergizing layers located on the first electrode and arranged along twodifferent directions; and a second electrode located on the energizinglayers; wherein the second electrode comprises two or more first layersarranged along two different directions, two or more second layersarranged along two different directions, and two or more third layers,wherein the second layers and the third layers are electricallyconnected to the first layers, and wherein the first layer partlyoverlaps the second layer or the third layer.
 17. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 16, wherein the two or more first layers include twoor more electrode first main areas arranged along two differentdirections and two or more electrode first extension areas extendingfrom the electrode first main area to partly overlap the second layer orthe third layer.
 18. The electronic device according to claim 17,wherein the two or more second layers include two or more electrodesecond main areas arranged along two different directions and two ormore electrode second extension areas extending from the electrodesecond main areas, or the two or more third layers include two or moreelectrode third main areas arranged along two different directions andtwo or more electrode third extension areas extending from the electrodethird main areas, and at least one of the two or more electrode firstextension areas entirely or partly overlaps the electrode secondextension area or the electrode third extension area.
 19. The electronicdevice according to claim 18, wherein the electrode second extensionarea overlapping the electrode first extension area or the electrodethird extension area overlapping the electrode first extension areapartly overlaps the electrode first main area.
 20. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 17, wherein a dimension of the electrode firstextension area is 0.9 times or less a dimension of the electrode firstmain area in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which theelectrode first extension area extends.
 21. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 17, wherein an arrangement direction of the electrodefirst main areas and a direction in which the electrode first extensionarea extends from the electrode first main area correspond.
 22. Theelectronic device according to claim 17, wherein an arrangementdirection of the electrode first main areas and a direction in which theelectrode first extension area extends from the electrode first mainarea differ.
 23. The electronic device according to claim 16, whereinthe two or more first layers include two or more electrode first mainareas and two or more electrode first auxiliary areas arranged along twodifferent directions; and wherein the electrode first auxiliary areaextends to partly overlap the two second layers adjacent to each other,extends to partly overlap the two third layers adjacent to each other orextends to partly overlap the second layer and the third layer adjacentto each other.
 24. The electronic device according to claim 23, whereina dimension of the electrode first auxiliary area is 0.9 times or less adimension of the electrode first main area in a direction orthogonal toa direction in which the electrode first auxiliary area extends.
 25. Theelectronic device according to claim 24, wherein the electrode firstauxiliary area is connected to the electrode first main area.
 26. Theelectronic device according to claim 24, wherein the electrode firstauxiliary area is not connected to the electrode first main area. 27.The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein at least one of thetwo or more first layers is connected to another one of the first layersvia the second layer and the third layer.
 28. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 16, wherein at least one of the two or more firstlayers is connected to another one of the first layers via the secondlayer or the third layer.